A Páscoa e o Cordeiro - THE FEAST OF THE PASSOVER and THE LAST SUPPER by Dirk Bouts, c.1460

  

Artist	Dieric Bouts
Year	1464–1468
Medium	Oil paint, panel

The gathering of manna and Passover (recto left), 

The last supper (middle), 

The meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek and Elijah awakened by the angel (1 Kings 19:5-6) (recto right)

The Last Supper with Christ 

was the last ritual Passover Feast because the LAMB OF GOD, Christ Himself, was about to be sacrificed. 

Christ explained the meal pointed to His Death and Resurrection and should be repeated by His Disciples among them, until His Return to reign on earth. 

Passover - Easter supper- Altarpiece

 This painting shows it is an important moment, and those present seem to be reflecting on its significance. 

It is one of the key works in the history of Flemish art..

 Here, Bouts breaks with the tradition according to which Christ is always represented in the act of announcing the betrayal of Judas. Instead, he chooses to show the moment at which he institutes the Holy Communion, that is the sharing of the wine and bread among His disciples.

JESUS being Himself THE LAMB OF GOD, puts an end to the sacrifice of passover lambs, a warning of His Coming as son of Man to be punished for the sin of men. That is why He mentions in this meal that His Blood ( represented by the wine shared ) is going to be shed and His Body ( symbolised by the bread given away) is going to be broken for those that wait upon His deliverance.

The SACRIFICED LAMB is in  the centre of the First Feast of Passover back in Egypt on the Night of the Death of the Firstborns, but not of the one in Jewish homes protected by the blood of the sacrificed lamb.

The sacrificial male perfect lamb that delivered the firstborn of each house from death pointed to the Sacrificial Death of Christ in favour of all those that turn to Him for salvation of eternal death.

 

 The white table cloth is a symbol of the holiness, purity, righteousness of Christ alone.

Easter and Passover in Schools: The "Perfect Lamb" Season

A Páscoa Judaica e Cristã nas escolas: a época para lembrar a centralidade do "Cordeiro Perfeito", tema que ainda hoje é recordado através do prato principal de muitas refeições de Domingo de Páscoa: cabrito ou borrego assado.The " Perfect Lamb" relevance is still reminded nowadays in the main course of many families on Easter Sunday: roasted lamb.

O sangue do cordeiro sem falha alguma era aplicado sobre as ombreiras da porta da casa para impedir a morte de entrar com destruição. O cordeiro em si era comido pelos membros daquela casa como forma de dar a entender que o cordeiro fora sacrificado em benefício deles, para sua libertação.

The blood of that flawless lamb was applied on the doorsides and lintels to prevent death from entering the house causing destruction. The lamb was shared in the meal by the family members as a way to symbolize that the lamb had been sacrificed in their favour, to reach their deliverance.

Some drawings and drafts about Easter by students of different age groups. Alguns desenhos e rascunhos sobre a Páscoa, por estudantes de diversas faixas etárias.

Jonah thought could run away from God - Jonas julgou poder fugir de Deus

Tapada das Mercês small pupils made some drawings on Jonah's life when he ignored God's instructions to go to Assyria to tell the inhabitants that they had to repent, change their attitude and evil works, not to be destroyed.Crianças da Escola Visconde de Juromenho ouviram o que se passara na vida de Jonas quando este ignorou a directriz de Deus para ir à Assíria avisá-los de que destruição lhes chegaria se não se arrependessem das suas obras vis e mudassem de atitude. Jonah, however, did not wish God to have mercy on them, he did not want them to be spared, and so he diobeyed... Jonas no entanto preferia que os inimigos do seu povo não fossem poupados, que Deus não exercesse misericórdia sobre eles e por isso desobedeceu....

Colégio Valsassina: WALKING through the WATERS or on the WATERS - Caminhando ATRAVÉS das águas ou SOBRE as águas

Fifth year of 90 minutes ATB Task at Colégio Valsassina, Lisbon/ 5º ano de Tarefa ATB de 90 minutos no Colégio Valsassina, Lisboa. A 9th grade class of Colégio Valsassina listened to 3 Bible texts related to water. Two of them were viewed in class by linking to YouTube presentations. Uma turma de 9º ano do Colégio Valsassina ouviu 3 narrativas bíblicas relacionadas com a água. Duas delas foram visionadas em apresentações YouTube. Next they made their illustration of one of the texts told/viewed and wrote a few titles/subtitles in English too. Depois passou-se à fase da ilustração e escrita de títulos/legendas também em Inglês. The whole work was done in English all the time, as usual. O trabalho foi desenvolvido todo em Inglês, como é usual.

The Bible texts handled were THE CROSSING OF THE RED SEA ( Old Testament ) and JESUS WALKS ON WATER and JESUS CALMS DOWN THE STORM ( New Testament ). Os textos bíblicos trabalhados foram: A TRAVESSIA DO MAR VERMELHO ( Antigo Testamento ) e JESUS CAMINHA SOBRE A ÁGUA e JESUS ACALMA A TEMPESTADE ( Novo Testamento ). Here are some of the ATB classwork results. Aqui ficam alguns dos resultados da aula ATB.