for JW what is the significance of unleaven bread?

Answer 1

True Christians (such as Jehovah's Witnesses) commemorate the Memorial of Christ's death just as Jesus himself instituted it, using plain red wine and unleavened bread as emblems. Jesus explained the matter thusly:

....(Matthew 26:26-28) Jesus took a loaf and, after saying a blessing, he broke it and, giving it to the disciples, he said: “Take, eat. This means my body.” Also, he took a cup and, having given thanks, he gave it to them, saying: “Drink out of it, all of you; for this means my ‘blood of the covenant

....(Luke 22:19-20) [Jesus] took a loaf, gave thanks, broke it, and gave it to them, saying: “This means my body which is to be given in your behalf. Keep doing this in remembrance of me.


Since this Memorial (or "Lord's Evening Meal" or "Last Supper") replaced the Jewish Passover celebration, true Christians (such as Jehovah's Witnesses) continue to use emblems conforming to those used for Passover, and continue to commemorate it on the Jewish date of Nisan 14.

The Jews used unleavened bread for Passover because they were instructed to do so, partly to remind them of the miraculous chain of events that led to their exodus from Egypt. Christians also are reminded of their miraculous salvation from sin and death.

....(Exodus 12:3,6-8,12-15,17,19,20) On the tenth day of this month they [who await the tenth plague on Egypt] are to take for themselves each one a sheep... And it must continue under safeguard by you until the fourteenth day of this month... And they must take some of the blood and splash it upon the two doorposts and the upper part of the doorway belonging to the houses in which they will eat it. “‘And they must eat the flesh on this night. They should eat it roasted with fire and with unfermented cakes along with bitter greens. ...And I must pass through the land of Egypt on this night and strike every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from man to beast; and on all the gods of Egypt I shall execute judgments. I am Jehovah. And the blood must serve as your sign upon the houses where you are; and I must see the blood and pass over you, and the plague will not come on you as a ruination when I strike at the land of Egypt. “‘And this day must serve as a memorial for you, and you must celebrate it as a festival to Jehovah ...You are to take away [fermented] sourdough from your houses, because anyone eating what is leavened, from the first day down to the seventh, that soul must be cut off from Israel. ...And you must keep the festival of unfermented cakes... Seven days no sourdough is to be found in your houses, because anyone tasting what is leavened, whether he is an alien resident or a native of the land, that soul must be cut off from the assembly of Israel. Nothing leavened are you to eat. In all your dwellings you are to eat unfermented cakes.’”


Later, Jesus taught that leaven (or fermenting agents) could symbolize corruption from purity. Note the way Jesus described the corruption of true Judaism:
...(Matthew 16:6,11,12) Jesus said to them: “Keep your eyes open and watch out for the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” ...How is it you do not discern that I did not talk to you about loaves? But watch out for the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” Then they grasped that he said to watch out, not for the leaven of the loaves, but for the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.


By using unleavened bread at their commemoration of the Memorial of Christ's death, true Christians are reminded that Jesus' teachings and body were entirely free from corruption and imperfection. His sacrifice was perfect.

Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/19980315/article_01.htm

Answer 2

UNLEAVENED BREAD Preheat oven to 375 stages. combine in a bowl: a million tsp. salt a million/2 tsp. baking soda. decrease in 2 tablespoons of butter. Stir in 2/3 cup bitter milk or buttermilk. around dough right into a ball and knead for some strokes. Divide dough into a number of products and roll out very skinny on a floured board (if not rolled out skinny, it ought to have the consistency of heavy bread). Lay sheet of dough on ungreased flat baking pans. ***** with a fork. decrease into 4-inch squares with a pointy knife or pizza cutter. Bake 10-12 minutes or until gently browned. this is not a recipe for matzo, yet for an ordinary unleavened bread which will prove very very comparable to soda crackers.

Answer 3

Leaven is used Scripturally to denote sinfulness. The unleavened quality of the bread is appropriate because it represents Jesus’ sinless fleshly body. (Heb 7:26; 9:14; 1Pe 2:22, 24)

Answer 4

jesus christ's body. don't study with them, they're insane. just a heads up.



--aww there are some bored jw's here getting upset that i'm calling them out. you all have my pity.