MEANING OF EASTER.
Sir, —The method of reasoning used by Mr. Allan when speaking about Easter in his Rationalistic address in the Majestic Theatre recently is a very common, but entirely fruitless one. He rightly says that the word Easter is derived from tha namo of a pagan goddess; but that- fact has no more bearing on the New Testament doctrine of the Resurrection than the word "submarine" has. "Easter" is simply an Anglo-Saxon word used by thq 1611 revisers of the Bible as a translation of the Greek word "pascha" (the Passover). It occurs only once in the Antlh orised Version of tho Biblo (Acts xii., 4)« The revisers were quite justified in using the word without prejudice to the original New Testament doctrine. The process of adoption and >adaptation is a reasonable one, and it was used freely by St.. Paul in selecting suitable terms from the Greek mystery religion for describing some pects of the Christian gospel. Dargaville Vicarage. J; C. Fossell.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20536, 10 April 1930, Page 14
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165MEANING OF EASTER. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20536, 10 April 1930, Page 14
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