pascha

It may, however, be noted that in Tertullian the word pascha clearly designates not the Sunday alone but rather a period, and in particular. the day of the

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913

(The word Easter appears only once in the King James Version of the Bible-in Acts 12: 4-where it is flagrantly mistranslated from the Greek word pascha, which should be translated "Passover," as most versions render it.)

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When the Authorized Version (1611) was formed, the word "passover" was used in all passages in which this word pascha occurred, except in Act 12: 4.

Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897

This "pascha" must therefore have been the pagan "pascha," for the Jewish Pascha always came before the days of unleavened bread.

myblessedhome 2009

Whatever the heavenly pascha commands must be right since he is the pascha.

Evolution and Liberal Christianity James F. McGrath 2009

Neither do we see the ultimate goodness in a heavenly pascha who comes up with an idea like eternal torture in a hot, hot hell.

Evolution and Liberal Christianity James F. McGrath 2009

Obviously the heavenly pascha had other standards some time ago.

What Is Good? James F. McGrath 2009

Specially not a heavenly pascha with such bloodstained hands as the biblical one.

Evolution and Liberal Christianity James F. McGrath 2009

And isn´t it strange that some of us humans proudly aware of our descent from those ugly apemen that once in a time roamed the african savannah appear to have more morals and decency than the heavenly pascha that our superorthodox Calvinist venerates with such fervour.

Evolution and Liberal Christianity James F. McGrath 2009

The heavenly pascha of the OT actually condones and commands worse things than rape - things like genocide.

Evolution and Liberal Christianity James F. McGrath 2009