The reference to Passover (τὸ πάσχα, to pascha) is prominent in the preparations for the Last Supper,308 which indicates that Jesus’ Last Supper with his disciples was a Passover meal. Luke’s account of the meal specifically refers to it as Passover.309 Apart from the calendar differences between the Synoptic Gospels and the Gospel of John (see 3.7), it is sometimes claimed that the identification of Jesus’ Last Supper as a Passover meal is implausible since “no mention is made
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