The Passover between the Old and New Testament -A Patristic Overview

St. Melito, Bishop of Sardis, believes that the Law was an introduction to the covenant of grace, not only through commandments and words, but also through the symbol saying, “The words and acts of the rite, brethren, are meaningless, if they are severed from what they symbolize.” This is actually the view of the church that it received, with an evangelical Spirit, since the beginning. And now, let us speak about the rite of the Passover, as it came in the book of Exodus, and what it symbolizes, with the help of biblical texts and writings of the father Authors: Fr Isaac Azmy and Fr Matthew Attia Published by: COPTIC ORTHODOX YOUTH ASSOCIATION – COYA Sydney 2009 Diocese of Sydney and Affiliated Regions Website: www.coyasydney.org