
Why Easter and Good Friday Don’t Match the Bible | Passover, Unleavened Bread, and the Historical Jesus (Part 1–2)
From Modern Mind, Ancient Book by Roger Ferguson, Host and Biblical Scholar
May 4, 2026 · 41 min · Season 3 · Episode 58
About this episode
The episode explores the discrepancies between the traditional observance of Good Friday and Easter and their biblical roots in Passover and Unleavened Bread.
Send us Fan Mail What if the way we remember Jesus’ death and resurrection… isn’t the way the Bible frames it? In this episode of Modern Mind, Ancient Book, we examine the historical and biblical tension between Good Friday/Easter and the Passover/Unleavened Bread framework found in Scripture. For the Christian seeker, this teaching reconnects the final week of Jesus Christ to the Jewish roots of the Bible, restoring the original context in which these events took place. ⸻ PART 1 — The Ca...
People in this episode
Host: Roger Ferguson
Topics covered
- Easter
- Good Friday
- Passover
- Unleavened Bread
- historical Jesus
- biblical context
Keywords
- Easter
- Good Friday
- Passover
- Unleavened Bread
- historical Jesus
- biblical tension
- Christianity
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