Étude 1 sur 4 · La question des disciples de Jean le baptiste sur le jeûne

  1. Étude 1 : La question des disciples de Jean le baptiste sur le jeûne
  2. Étude 2 : Les paraboles du drap neuf et du vin nouveau
  3. Étude 3 : L’institution de la Sainte Cène
  4. Étude 4 : Les signes extraordinaires accompagnant la mort de Jésus

From the second to the third Passover festival

  • The question of John the Baptist's disciples about fasting

    This article explores the question about fasting asked by John the Baptist's disciples and Jesus' reply, highlighting the transition from traditional Judaism to a personal relationship with God that is distinctive in Christianity.

    Mark 2.18-20 (King James Version) :
    And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
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  • The parables of the new cloth and the new wine

    The parables of the new cloth and the new wine illustrate the radical break between Judaism and Christianity. Spoken by Jesus in reply to John the Baptist's disciples about fasting, they affirm that the old and the new cannot be mixed. The change required is a complete transformation rather than a reform, inviting each person to choose the Teacher they will follow.

    Matthew 9.16-17 (King James Version) :
    No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
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The last day up to the crucifixion

  • The Institution of the Lord’s Supper

    This article presents the Lord’s Supper as a key moment, when Jesus transforms the Passover meal into a symbol of his ultimate sacrifice, announcing a new spiritual covenant for the forgiveness of sins.

    John 1.29 (King James Version) :
    The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
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  • The extraordinary signs accompanying the death of Jesus

    At the death of Jesus on Golgotha, several extraordinary signs occur: the veil of the Temple is torn from top to bottom, symbolizing direct access to God; an earthquake shakes the region; rocks are split and tombs are opened. These phenomena, reported mainly by Matthew, signify the end of the old covenant, the coming of a new one, and Christ's victory over death, confirmed by the confession of the Roman centurion.

    1 Corinthians 15.20-23 (King James Version) :
    But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.
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