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    1) The earliest Christians, who were either Jewish or Gentile, were aware of the Hebrew calendar but there is no evidence they celebrated annual Christian festivals. 2) Jewish Christians were the first to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus near the time of Passover and likely celebrated it as part of Passover. 3) Evidence of an Easter festival begins to appear in the mid-2nd century, with one of the earliest references being a mid-2nd century Paschal homily attributed to Melito of Sardis describing it as an established celebration.

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    1) The earliest Christians, who were either Jewish or Gentile, were aware of the Hebrew calendar but there is no evidence they celebrated annual Christian festivals. 2) Jewish Christians were the first to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus near the time of Passover and likely celebrated it as part of Passover. 3) Evidence of an Easter festival begins to appear in the mid-2nd century, with one of the earliest references being a mid-2nd century Paschal homily attributed to Melito of Sardis describing it as an established celebration.

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    Jewish Gentile Hebrew Calendar (NB 4)

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    1) The earliest Christians, who were either Jewish or Gentile, were aware of the Hebrew calendar but there is no evidence they celebrated annual Christian festivals. 2) Jewish Christians were the first to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus near the time of Passover and likely celebrated it as part of Passover. 3) Evidence of an Easter festival begins to appear in the mid-2nd century, with one of the earliest references being a mid-2nd century Paschal homily attributed to Melito of Sardis describing it as an established celebration.

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    The first Christians, Jewish and Gentile, were certainly aware of the Hebrew calendar,[nb 4] but there is no direct

    evidence that they celebrated any specifically Christian annual festivals.[3 ] Christians of Jewish ori!in were the first to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. "ince the date of the resurrection was close the ti#in! of $assover, they li%ely celebrated the resurrection as a new facet of the $assover festival.[&'] (irect evidence for the )aster festival be!ins to appear in the #id*+nd century. $erhaps the earliest e,tant pri#ary source referencin! )aster is a #id*+nd*century $aschal ho#ily attributed to -elito of "ardis, which characteri.es the celebration as a well*established one.[3 ] )vidence for another %ind of annual Christian festival, the co##e#oration of #artyrs, be!ins to appear at about the sa#e ti#e as evidence for the celebration of )aster.[4/] 0hile #artyrs1 days 2usually the individual dates of #artyrdo#3 were celebrated on fi,ed dates in the local solar calendar, the date of )aster was fi,ed by #eans of the local Jewish lunisolar calendar. This is consistent with the celebration of )aster havin! entered Christianity durin! its earliest, Jewish period, but does not leave the 4uestion free of doubt.[4&] The ecclesiastical historian "ocrates "cholasticus attributes the observance of )aster by the church to the perpetuation of its custo#, 56ust as #any other custo#s have been established5, statin! that neither Jesus nor his 7postles en6oined the %eepin! of this or any other festival. 7lthou!h he describes the details of the )aster celebration as derivin! fro# local custo#, he insists the feast itself is universally observed

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