Passover Psalms at the Last Supper

The Exodus Way E7 — In Mark 14, we’re told that Jesus and his disciples celebrated Passover and sang a hymn before going out to the garden of Gethsemane. So what hymn did they sing? Rabbinic tradition going back to the time of Jesus records that during Passover, Jewish people sang Psalm 113-118, a collection of songs known as the Passover Hallel. In this episode, Jon and Tim explore these six psalms’ references to the Exodus story and what they might have meant to Jesus on the night of the last supper.

CHAPTERS

1. What Hymn Did Jesus and His Disciples Sing at Passover? (0:00-:6:15)
2. Psalm 113: Seeing With Exodus Glasses (6:15-14:53)
3. Psalms 114-115: Yahweh’s Power Among the Nations (14:53-25:46)
4. Psalms 116-118: Reflecting on Our Own Exodus Journey (25:46-34:58)

OFFICIAL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT

View this episode’s official transcript.

REFERENCED RESOURCES

• The Babylonian Talmud
• The Tosefta
• You can view annotations for this episode—plus our entire library of videos, podcasts, articles, and classes—in the BibleProject app, available for Android and iOS.
• Check out Tim’s extensive collection of recommended books here.

SHOW MUSIC

• “Small Town Palm Trees” by Mama Aiuto - Topic
• “Penpals Perhaps” by Sleepy Fish & Coa
• “Where the Streets Are Cold & Lonely” by Mama Aiuto
• BibleProject theme song by TENTS

SHOW CREDITS

Production of today’s episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer, and Cooper Peltz, managing producer. Tyler Bailey is our supervising engineer. Frank Garza and Aaron Olsen edited today’s episode. Aaron Olsen and Tyler Bailey provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty does our show notes, and Hannah Woo provides the annotations for our app. Our host and creative director is Jon Collins, and our lead scholar is Tim Mackie. 

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