PASSOVER VS. EASTER: HOW JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY DIVERGED FROM LAMB, MATZAH, AND WINE (REMOTE)

The foundational holiday in Judaism is Passover, which celebrates the Exodus from Egypt. The Passover Seder, developed from the events of the Exodus, remains a widely celebrated holiday among Jews, and even some Christians, today. But how did Easter develop from Passover? Christians adopted many of the same events and symbols, reinterpreting them in a new way and applying them to the story of Jesus.