Passion And Resurrection

Question 1

Briefly explain the last super in Marks account

Answer 1

• Jesus instructed the disciples to go into Jerusalem and there they would see a man carrying a pot of water by his shoulder who would show them were to take the Passover
• he was sitting with his disciples he took a loaf , broke it and blessed it saying that it is his body
• he gave them a cup and blasted it and said this is my blood

Question 2

What was the significance of the Passover meal of Jesus ?

Answer 2

• the breaking of bread symbolized his death
• the drinking of the cup symbolized a new covenant

Question 3

Why do other scholars think that what Jesus took part in was not the Passover ?

Answer 3

• their no records of the sacrifice of an unblemished lamb
• the lamb was roasted and not boiled
• there was a collection of bitter herbs to remind them of the slavery they had left
• there was a paste which was to remind them of the clay they made bricks of in Egypt
• there were 4 cups symbolizing Gods 4 promises in Exodus
• there was a bowl of salt water to remind them of the tears the shed in Egypt and the Red Sea

Which Jesus probably didn’t take part in

Question 4

What does the last supper in John say?

Answer 4

• mentions Jesus washing the disciples feet