How does the Eucharist relate to the Passover?

• A. It is a purely symbolic ritual with no relation.
• B. It commemorates Moses' law.
• C. It replaces the Passover as the central saving memorial of the new covenant.
• D. It remains identical to the Passover without change.

Answer: (C)

Understanding how the Eucharist relates to Passover centers on how Jesus reframes the Passover feast into the memorial of his saving work within the new covenant. At the Last Supper, Jesus identifies bread with his body and wine with his blood and instructs his followers to eat and drink in remembrance of him. This connects the Eucharist to Passover imagery, yet it gives the meal a transformative meaning: the old sign of liberation from Egypt is fulfilled in Christ’s death and resurrection, so the Eucharist becomes the primary ongoing memorial of salvation in the new covenant. It preserves the familiar symbols of bread and wine, but its focus is on Jesus’ sacrifice rather than simply repeating the old Passover rite or commemorating Moses’ law, and it is not identical to the Passover ceremony.