When Did Jesus Drink the Fourth Cup of the Passover Meal?

Scott Hahn’s Hypothesis and a Proposal for a Different Interpretation

Mariusz Rosik

Papieski Wydział Teologiczny we Wrocławiu , Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1943-8649


Abstract

The article begins with the presentation of the content of the book by Scott Hahn entitled The Fourth Cup. Unveiling the Mystery of the Last Supper and the Cross. Then the author of the article outlines the shape of the ritual Passover meal, assuming that the sacrament of the Eucharist was instituted by Jesus during a meal similar to a Passover feast. Having delineated the context, he presents Scott Hahn’s hypothesis which identifies the fact of accepting by Jesus the drink of sour wine or vinegar right before his death with drinking the fourth cup of the Passover feast. The hypothesis has been critically analyzed and an alternative hypothesis has been proposed, according to which Jesus drinks the fourth cup of the Last Supper in the eschatological kingdom of God.

Keywords:

the Last Supper, the Eucharist, the Passover meal, the fourth cup

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2019-06-09


Rosik, M. (2019). When Did Jesus Drink the Fourth Cup of the Passover Meal?. The Biblical Annals, 9(3), 569–590. https://doi.org/10.31743/biban.4728

Mariusz Rosik  mrosik@pnet.pl
Papieski Wydział Teologiczny we Wrocławiu Prof. Mariusz Rosik - an academic teacher in the Pontifical Faculty of Theology and in the University of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland. He keeps courses of Exegesis of the New Testament, Biblical Environment, Jewish History and New Testament Greek. Prof. Rosik has studied in several academic centers:  Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Wrocław (M.A. in 1993; licentiate in biblical theology, 1996; doctoral degree in biblical theology, 1997), Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome (licentiate in Sacred Scripture, 2001), Hebrew University of Jerusalem (one semester in 1998-1999), École Biblique et Archéologique Francaise de Jerusalem (one semester in 1998-1999). During his studies in Israel he paid attention to achieve perfect knowledge of biblical Hebrew and archeology of the Holy Land. Prof. Mariusz Rosik has published more than thirty books and many articles in the field of biblical and Jewish studies. His texts were published in eleven languages. He participates in biblical meetings, conferences and seminars. He is also a member of Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas (Cambridge), Polish Biblical Society (Warszawa) and Associazzione degli Ex-alunni del Pontificio Istituto Biblico (Rome). https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1943-8649



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