Some critics of the book emphasized that only the Eastern Paschalion holds to the Nicene Council's 4th century prohibition on celebrating the resurrection before the Jewish Passover. Some argued that abandonment of that stipulation could even imply a subtle subtext of antisemitism, since it would further decouple the connection between Christianity and Judaism.
Some critics highlighted that only the Eastern Paschalion adheres to the 4th-century decree forbidding the celebration of the resurrection before the Jewish Passover. Others argued that relaxing this prohibition could be seen as subtly anti-Semitic, as it would further disentangle Christianity from Judaism.