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#68 | Passover and Atonement: Jesus, Nicodemus, and New Beginnings
In this episode we take some of the lessons about the meaning of Passover from the previous episode and look at how John recounts the conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus in John 3 in highly suggestive ways. For example, the Passover for Israelites was kind of like July 4th for Americans - it was a national holiday that celebrated the nations independence from tyrannical rule by an oppressive regime. In short, it was a birthday celebration.
The reason Jesus talks with Nicodemus about being "born again" is that the feast of Passover was when Israel was "born" as a nation and liberated from…
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