Why Easter and Good Friday Don’t Match the Bible | Passover, Unleavened Bread, and the Historical Jesus (Part 1–2)

<p><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1820733/fan_mail/new" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>What if the way we remember Jesus’ death and resurrection… isn’t the way the Bible frames it?<br /><br />In this episode of Modern Mind, Ancient Book, we examine the historical and biblical tension between Good Friday/Easter and the Passover/Unleavened Bread framework found in Scripture.<br /><br />For the Christian seeker, this teaching reconnects the final week of Jesus Christ to the Jewish roots of the Bible, restoring the original context in which these events took place.<br /><br />⸻<br /><br />PART 1 — The Calendar Problem<br />•Jesus said He would be in the grave three days and three nights—so how does Friday to Sunday fit?<br />•The Bible defines God’s appointed times—not later traditions<br />•Book of Leviticus 23 establishes Passover as a fixed, covenantal feast<br />•Book of Exodus 12 commands Unleavened Bread as a lasting ordinance<br />•The Gospels place Jesus’ final week inside the Passover framework, not a later church calendar<br /><br />We also examine the historical development of Easter and Good Friday, including the early church disputes known as the Paschal Controversies and their resolution at the Council of Nicaea.<br /><br />⸻<br /><br />PART 2 — The Feasts Jesus Actually Kept<br />•Jesus lived fully בתוך the Torah calendar<br />•His final meal is explicitly identified as Passover (Luke 22:15)<br />•His crucifixion occurs within the structure of 14–21 Nisan<br />•The Gospel narrative assumes a first-century Jewish worldview, not a later Gentile framework<br /><br />This episode restores the historical continuity of Scripture—from ancient Israel to the New Covenant—showing that:<br />•The events are true<br />•But the calendar and covenant framing changed over time<br /><br />⸻<br /><br />WHY THIS MATTERS<br /><br />Understanding Passover and Unleavened Bread:<br />•Restores the historical continuity of Scripture<br />•Deepens your understanding of Jesus’ mission<br />•Reconnects modern faith to the ancient manuscripts and covenant structure of the Bible<br /><br />Jesus did not celebrate Easter—He fulfilled Passover.<br /><br />⸻<br /><br />KEY SCRIPTURE (NASB)<br /><br />Leviticus 23:2<br />“Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘The Lord’s appointed times which you shall proclaim as holy convocations—My appointed times are these.’”<br /><br />Luke 22:15<br />“I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.”<br /><br />⸻<br /><br /></p><p><br /></p>