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the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
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Easter
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
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mistranslated "Easter" in Acts 12:4 , AV, denotes the Passover (RV). The phrase "after the Passover" signifies after the whole festival was at an end. The term "Easter" is not of Christian origin. It is another form of Astarte, one of the titles of the Chaldean goddess, the queen of heaven. The festival of Pasch held by Christians in post-apostolic times was a continuation of the Jewish feast, but was not instituted by Christ, nor was it connected with Lent. From this Pasch the pagan festival of "Easter" was quite distinct and was introduced into the apostate Western religion, as part of the attempt to adapt pagan festivals to Christianity. See PASSOVER.
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Easter'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/e/easter.html. 1940.
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Easter'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/e/easter.html. 1940.
