Why Easter and not Passover? When I ask why Easter, I’m not asking why we should celebrate the holiest day in Christianity, but why the name Easter? The word is nowhere in the original manuscripts. The Greek word Pascha appears 28 times in The New Testament and is translated Passover every time but one, Acts 12:1-4:
Why Easter and not Passover
Why Easter and not Passover
Why Easter and not Passover
Why Easter and not Passover? When I ask why Easter, I’m not asking why we should celebrate the holiest day in Christianity, but why the name Easter? The word is nowhere in the original manuscripts. The Greek word Pascha appears 28 times in The New Testament and is translated Passover every time but one, Acts 12:1-4: