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Why is Pentecost Called the Feast of Weeks?

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Why is Pentecost called the Feast of Weeks?  And Shavuot?  And Latter Firstfruits?  Whew!  That’s a lot of names for one holiday. Leviticus 23 (which we’ll get to in a moment) describes the feast, but doesn’t name it anything.  It refers to the offerings as the “firstfruits,” giving us the name of Latter Firstfruits (as […]

How to Celebrate the Feast of Firstfruits (in the Bible)

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What is the Feast of Firstfruits? When we talk about the Feast of Firstfruits, this is early firstfruits.  It took place around the time of Passover/unleavened bread, and coincided with the barley harvest.  (Latter Firstfruits is also celebrated, at the time of the wheat harvest, but tends to be called the Feast of Weeks.) How to Celebrate […]

Why Don’t Christians Celebrate Passover?

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Why don’t Christians celebrate Passover?  There are a lot of potential answers to that question.  Some believe Passover was only for the Jews.  Some believe celebrating it undermines the idea that Jesus is our Passover.  Some believe any celebration of Passover is a return to a law-based pursuit of righteousness and contradicts grace.  But reality […]