http://www.christia nanswers. net/q-eden/ edn-t020. html

There's some research about the origins of the Ishtar/Easter egg on the above link.
I am interested in any more info. anyone might have on when and where the egg became included into the seder. It looks like from the below quote that it came into being after the destruction of the 2nd temple. The assumption then is that if Messiah Yeshua didn't do it nor was it commanded from the torah, then adding the spring fertility symbol of Ishtar into the Holy Passover seder time doesn't sound good to me.
Glory to the Lamb,
Chad
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--- In Messianic_Apologeti c@yahoogroups. com, "Cheri" <Davida_Q@.. .> wrote:
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> Greetings to All,
> I am looking for good documentation concerning how an egg came to be included in the Passover meal, since it is not mentioned in Exodus 12, or anywhere else in the Scriptures as far as I know. Some may have strong opinions one way or the other concerning the inclusion of this egg, but I am looking for credible documentation please.
> Thank you,
> Cheri
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> *mod note*
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> From a Jewish source:
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> quote:
> "We place an egg on the Seder Plate to commemorate the Chagiga sacrifice (holiday offering,) which was offered in the Holy Temple on the 14th of Nissan, and eaten during the Seder, along with the Paschal Offering. The meat of the Chagiga constituted the entree of the Passover meal, while the Paschal Lamb served as the "dessert."1
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> In addition to its role on the Seder plate the egg serves another purpose at the Seder. Before the beginning of Shluchan Oreich, the meal part of the Seder, we eat the egg (unlike the shank bone which we don't), because an egg also represents our mourning of the destruction of the Holy Temple.2 (It is customary for a mourner to eat eggs during the post-funeral meal.) Sitting at the Seder table, it is impossible not to be saddened when thinking of the "good old times," when the Jews gathered in Jerusalem on this very night, and partook of the sacrifices which were offered in the Holy Temple.3
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> The egg is eaten as an appetizer before the meal -- immediately after the "Korech" (Matzah and bitter herbs) sandwich -- and is traditionally dipped into salt water before being eaten." [end quote]
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> Hope that helps!
> [nana]
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