# @armand_serrano on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2025-04-19T06:39:59.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Armand Serrano (@armand_serrano) — https://gondola.cc/armand_serrano

## Caption

Image 1: The Last Supper we often see in paintings isn’t quite historically accurate. By the first century, Jews in Jerusalem—under Roman influence—had adopted the triclinium style of dining: a U-shaped table with couches along three sides, where guests reclined on their left side and ate with their right hand.

Image 2: On the Lectus Imus, the main host and his close companions would sit. As the host of this sacred meal, Jesus would have taken the central position. To His right, in a seat reserved for intimate family, sat John, the youngest disciple. This fits John 13:25, where we read that John leaned back onto Jesus’ chest.
To Jesus’ left, in the seat of honor—known as the locus consularis—sat Judas. This was no accident. Judas, the betrayer, was given a place of esteem and was close enough to dip bread in the same bowl as Jesus (John 13:26)—a final gesture of love and grace.
Peter, meanwhile, was seated across from John, likely in the servant’s position near the door. This makes sense of John 13:24, where Peter had to motion to John to ask who would betray Jesus.
In this arrangement, we see a stunning picture: the youngest is honored, the betrayer is loved, and the chief apostle is humbled. 
#lastsupper #paintedword #holyweek #goodfriday #easter #biblicalresearch

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