From the second to the third Passover festival 1 study
Jesus’ ministry: callings, miracles and teachings 1 study
From the second to the third Passover festival
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PER075
The parables of the new cloth and the new wine
The parables of the new cloth and the new wine illustrate the radical break between Judaism and Christianity. Spoken by Jesus in reply to John the Baptist's disciples about fasting, they affirm that the old and the new cannot be mixed. The change required is a complete transformation rather than a reform, inviting each person to choose the Teacher they will follow.
Luke 5.36-39 (King James Version) :And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old.And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish.But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org
Jesus’ ministry: callings, miracles and teachings
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PAR003
The new cloth and the new wineskins
The article describes the parable of the new cloth and the new wineskins in the Gospels, illustrating the incompatibility of Jesus' teaching with old religious practices. It highlights the symbolism of new wine and old wineskins to explain the newness of the Kingdom of God that Christ brings.
Mark 2.21-22 (King James Version) :No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles.King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org