Christ intends his disciples to understand that his sacrifice, his body and blood offered upon the cross, is simultaneously a recapitulation and summation of the depth of meaning of the Passover meal, and a deliverance from a deeper slavery shared not just by Israel but by all of humanity to the powers of sin and death (Rom 6:1–14). His suffering on the cross is the cataclysmic confrontation with these powers, and his resurrection is his triumph and vindication over them. When Christ ascends into