Bible is inspired – what does this mean?

[NoelFitz]

The reason I am objecting to this is because you have depicted my comment as “implicitly a criticism of B XVI” when it is, in fact, no such thing.

It could only be taken as such if B XVI actually claimed that the Last Supper was not the Passover meal.

HS,
I add below some material from the www (Excerpts - Jesus of Nazareth, Vol. II by Pope Benedict XVI – Holy Week: From the Entrance into Jerusalem to the Resurrection | Ignatius Press).

I hope it clarifies the issue.

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Excerpts from Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week

Below are three excerpts from volume two of Jesus of Nazareth. They are presented at length, entire sections lifted from the chapters of the full book. The excerpts are: “THE MYSTERY OF THE BETRAYER”, “THE DATING OF THE LAST SUPPER”, and “JESUS BEFORE PILATE”.

Let us now turn to John’s chronology. John goes to great lengths to indicate that the Last Supper was not a Passover meal. On the contrary: the Jewish authorities who led Jesus before Pilate’s court avoided entering the praetorium, “so that they might not be defiled, but might eat the Passover” (18:28). The Passover, therefore, began only in the evening, and at the time of the trial the Passover meal had not yet taken place; the trial and crucifixion took place on the day before the Passover, on the “day of preparation”, not on the feast day itself. The Passover feast in the year in question accordingly ran from Friday evening until Saturday evening, not from Thursday evening until Friday evening.

 

[HarryStotle]

I hope it clarifies the issue.

My mistake.

The copy I have of Jesus of Nazareth is not subtitled. I didn’t realize a second volume existed.

I will need to look into it more thoroughly.

Thank you.

Sincere apologies for misrepresenting your statements in my responses.