The Last Supper is often likened to the Jewish Passover. The Synoptic Gospels suggest that it was on a Thursday evening at the start of Passover. The Gospel of John agrees that the Last Supper takes place on Thursday evening, however his chronology requires that the meal precede the Jewish Passover Feast (“before the feast of Passover” according to John 13.1). In his commentary on Holy Week, Benedict XVI says that St John penetrates more deeply into the sacrificial meaning of the Last Supper because he recognizes Jesus as the Lamb of God who will become a new Passover for the whole of humanity. Benedict writes:
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What Benedict XVI can tell us about Holy Thursday
the last supper is often likened to the jewish passover. the synoptic gospels suggest that it was on a thursday evening at the start of pass...
C C Pecknold
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