More than two and a half billion people will be celebrating either Passover or Easter - or both - in the next few weeks.

Passover being the predominately Jewish celebration and Easter being the Christian celebration.

Can the two be connected somehow?

1517.org Scholar-in-Residence Chad Bird joins Ed Blonski to lay out the connections between these two world-wide celebrations that date all the way back to the 15th Century BC.

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He is a truck driver. He was a seminary professor. He was a parish pastor.

He's also a scholar of the Old Testament and brings incredible insight to who Jesus Christ is!

Chad Bird is also a contributor to 1517.org

Find out more about Chad here

Books recommended by Chad:

Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl

From Sabbath to Lord's Day: A Biblical, Historical and Theological Investigation - edited by D. A. Carson

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The Bible - not just a book on your shelf, desk, or nightstand.

It came from somewhere long ago.

Jeff Kloha knows from where and he's got a museum to show you! He's the Chief Curatorial Officer and you can find out more about Jeff here.

Visit the Museum of the Bible website

Books recommended by Jeff Kloha:

Follow Me: Discipleship According to Matthew by Martin Franzmann

Commentary on Romans by Martin Franzmann

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