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Paschal

Also known as The Pasch

Relating to the Christian Passover, a festival commemorating the cross and resurrection as a transformation of the Jewish Passover.

Filed underBiblical Theology

Definition

The Pasch, the Christian Passover, the transformation of the Jewish Passover, was the great festival of redemption and was unitive commemoration of the cross and the resurrection.

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  1. 1.J. G. Davies The New Westminster Dictionary of Liturgy and Worship. 1st American ed.. (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1986). 218Original citation: Davies, J. G. The New Westminster Dictionary of Liturgy and Worship. 1st American ed. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1986, 218.

Last revised August 14, 2026