A blessed day to those who observe
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feliciakwI neglected to write yesterday to wish those who observe, a blessed Maundy Thursday, so I shan't forget today, to wish a blessed Good Friday.
Passover began earlier this week, and I always like it when Passover and Easter fall close together on the calendar. It makes far more sense to me to base the timing of Easter around the timing of Passover, since the Last Supper was a Passover seder/feast. I realized the other day that Easter seems to be sneaking up on me somewhat because we haven't taken the time to watch The Ten Commandments (or Prince of Egypt). Every year I tell George we should watch The Passion of the Christ, and every year I . . . can't bring myself to do so. The movie is so intense and hits on such a level . . .
Our dress rehearsal went well on Wednesday. And I don't 100% know where it came from, but I started crying (in an appropriate spot), and it got a little messy. We're doing a little bit of a multimedia thing and using clips of the crucifixion from various movies (one of my favorite life of Jesus movies being The Visual Bible's 'Matthew'), and watching them, there are times I just can't hide my reaction.
I'd planned to do my SPN review, but it feels kind of odd to be delving into that when my mind is elsewhere.
Passover began earlier this week, and I always like it when Passover and Easter fall close together on the calendar. It makes far more sense to me to base the timing of Easter around the timing of Passover, since the Last Supper was a Passover seder/feast. I realized the other day that Easter seems to be sneaking up on me somewhat because we haven't taken the time to watch The Ten Commandments (or Prince of Egypt). Every year I tell George we should watch The Passion of the Christ, and every year I . . . can't bring myself to do so. The movie is so intense and hits on such a level . . .
Our dress rehearsal went well on Wednesday. And I don't 100% know where it came from, but I started crying (in an appropriate spot), and it got a little messy. We're doing a little bit of a multimedia thing and using clips of the crucifixion from various movies (one of my favorite life of Jesus movies being The Visual Bible's 'Matthew'), and watching them, there are times I just can't hide my reaction.
I'd planned to do my SPN review, but it feels kind of odd to be delving into that when my mind is elsewhere.
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Date: 2010-04-02 11:24 pm (UTC)Anyway, I did want to say something about the Last Supper/Seder thing. The Seder itself wasn't invented until after the fall of the Second Temple in 70 CE, and I think Christians place Jesus' death at around 30 CE. Until 70 CE, Jews celebrated Passover by sacrificing lambs in the Temple. Which was verboten, along with sacrificing everything else, after the destruction of the Temple.
And, for your amusement, a very tongue-in-cheek song that my best friend e-mailed me earlier today:
Long-Haired Radical Socialist Jew
Well Jesus was a homeless lad
With an unwed mother and an absent dad
And I really don't think he would have gotten that far
If Newt, Pat and Jesse had followed that star
Refrain: So let's all sing out praises to
That long-haired radical socialist Jew
When Jesus taught the people he
Would never charge a tuition fee
He just took some fishes and some bread
And made up free school lunches instead
So let's all sing out praises to....
He healed the blind and made them see
He brought the lame folks to their feet
Rich and poor, any time, anywhere
Just pioneering that free health care
So let's all sing out praises to....
Jesus hung with a low-life crowd
But those working stiffs sure did him proud
Some were murderers, thieves and whores
But at least they didn't do it as legislators
So let's all sing out praises to....
(Modulate to A)
Jesus lived in troubled times
the religious right was on the rise
Oh what could have saved him from his terrible fate?
Separation of church and state.
So let's all sing out praises to....
Sometimes I fall into deep despair
When I hear those hypocrites on the air
But every Sunday gives me hope
When pastor, deacon, priest, and pope
Are all singing out their praises to
Some long-haired radical socialist Jew.
They're singing out their praises to..oooo..oooo..
Some long-haired radical socialist Jew.
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Date: 2010-04-02 11:55 pm (UTC)Did I know that about when the sacrifices stopped? I think maybe I did? But I don't remember. Thanks for the historical tidbit. :-)
Did the Passover feast pre-fall of the Temple have a name? I've just always heard the Passover feast called a Seder. (And if anyone has attended a Seder/feast, they should completely understand why the disciples fell asleep in the garden afterward. *nods* Honestly, the Passovers I've been to, I've been filled up before even making a dent in the actual meal.)
One of the most fascinating things I've ever done is have a Messianic Jew explain the Passover ritual to me, especially the significance of the timing of the institution of communion.
The song is indeed amusing. I think the best line was the one about Newt, Pat, and Jesse. Heh! One of the things that drives me nuts about politics (on either side of the aisle) is when politicians appropriate Christianity to play to that segment of the population without seeming to have a clue what they're talking about.
I also like the "modulate to A" notation. KEY CHANGE! I love key changes in music. Yes, I'm weird like that.
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Date: 2010-04-03 03:07 am (UTC)I can't find any name for the Passover meal...I can tell you that in 65 CE approximately 3 million Jews went to Jerusalem to sacrifice at the Temple! That is a lot of lamb.