possible contenders. In consulting authorities, however, one discovers an almost universal disregard for contextual clues contained in what Jesus did and said at this feast. We firmly believe that His conduct and discourse serve not only to identify the occasion but stand as an irrefutable link between the shadow of the festal ceremonialism and the substance of the revealed God-Man. Thus, we will not attempt to detail objections and postulates favoring or discounting other feasts but will simply
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