The Paschal Controversy (The Passover Controversy): Difference between revisions

The '''Paschal controversy''' ['''Passover controversy'''] refers to the disputes that arose in the 2nd–4th centuries, caused by the conflicting insistence on the date of the Holy Supper between the Eastern and Western churches. '''Pascha''' [πασχα]<ref>[https://biblehub.com/greek/3957.htm 3957. pascha], ''Bible Hub''</ref> is a transliteration of the Hebrew word Pesach (פֶּסַח) into Greek; Pesach refers to the '''Passover''', the day when the Israelites were liberated from Egypt. After three times of disputes, the biblical [[Passover]], which is to have the Holy Supper on the fourteenth day of the first month by the sacred calendar, was abolished, and it was decided to have the Holy Supper on the day of [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]]’ [[resurrection]]. Accordingly, many theologians define the Paschal controversy as the controversy over the correct date for [[Day of Resurrection|Resurrection Day]], which is known as Easter, and call it the '''Easter controversy'''.<ref>[https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05228a.htm Easter Controversy], ''New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia''</ref> However, this is far from the historical fact because church history was recorded according to the insistence of the Western Church that had won the Paschal controversy.<ref>Paschal Controversies, A Religious Encyclopædia Or, Dictionary of Biblical, Historical, Doctrinal, and Practical Theology. Based on the Real-encyklopädie of Herzog, Plitt, and Hauck · Volume 3, 1891, pg. 1754</ref>

The early Church had the Holy Supper of the Passover [πασχα, Pascha] in the evening of the fourteenth day of the first month by the sacred calendar in accordance with the will of Jesus, who said, “I have eagerly desired to eat the Passover before I suffer.”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+22%3A15&version=NIV |title=Luke 22:15 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+11%3A23-25&version=NIV |title=1 Corinthians 11:23–25 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> On that day, the early Church commemorated the '''death of Christ''' by eating bread and wine, which represent [[Christ]]’s flesh and blood.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+11%3A26&version=NIV |title=1 Corinthians 11:26 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref name="누룩">{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+5%3A7-8&version=NIV |title=1 Corinthians 5:7–8 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> On the fifteenth day, the day after the Passover, the Church kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread, commemorating the [[Suffering on the Cross|crucifixion of Christ]], and on the first Sunday after the [[The Feast of Unleavened Bread|Feast of Unleavened Bread]], the Church kept the Day of Resurrection, which celebrates the '''resurrection of Christ'''.