When did jesus institute Passover?

Answer 1

Passover, known to Jews as Pesach, is made a mandatory annual event in The Bible (Leviticus 23:5) and as such was established in ancient times. Although it is impossible to put a precise date on the Exodus, from which the holiday originates, it seems evident that it was already an honoured and ancient tradition by the time that the Torah was written down, possibly between 538-334 BCE (BC).

Bible scholars, who have estimated the dates of various events by looking at the lifespans of biblical characters, place the date of the Exodus to around 1447 BCE. However, there is no physical evidence, and since it is generally agreed nowadays that Old Testament figures (such as Methuselah, 969 years) did not live for as long as the texts claim there are various conflicting modern attempts at dating the Hebrews' escape from slavery in Egypt. The so-called Late Exodus theory dates the event to between 1250-1200 BCE, while Early Exodus proponents claim 1440 BCE. Some Early Exodus believers also argue that there were in fact two Exoduses: the first, in 1628 BCE, was in response to a volcanic eruption in Minoa which is thought to have caused most of the biblical Plagues. The second is then said to have taken place in 1450 BCE.

If one of these dates is correct, we can assume that Pesach was established as an annual festival either that same year or very soon thereafter.

Answer 2

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