bipaschal, a. Theol.
(baɪˈpɑːskəl, -æ-)
[f. bi-2 + paschal a.]
Including two consecutive passover feasts: applied to the view that limits Christ's public ministry to a little over one year.
| 1883 Schaff Hist. Ch., Apostol. Chr. I. 131 The bipaschal scheme confines the public ministry to one year and a few weeks or months. 1893 Broadus Harm. Gospels 243 The Bi-paschal theory makes the time of the public life of Jesus one year, allowing only two Passovers to the Gospel of John. 1908 J. Hastings Dict. Christ II. 185/1 Between these two Passovers lay the whole ministry, hence this theory is called the bipaschal view. |