Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!samsung!mips!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: hudson@athena.cs.uga.edu (Paul Hudson Jr) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: the Sabbath Message-ID: Date: 22 May 91 04:47:05 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: University of Georgia, Athens Lines: 19 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu A few months ago, i was wondering on what day of the week Jesus died. I read someone's article on here that said that he died on Wednsday. That would have put him in the tomb for four or five days by Jewish reckoning. From what I understand, any part of a day would be refered to as a day. Since Jesus was burried on Friday, Friday was one day, that night was one night, Saturday was one day, that night was the second night. Sunday morning was the third day. By our reckoning, three days and two nights. I had a problem. Jesus said in Matthew 12:40 that he would be in the heart of the earth for 3 days and 3 nights. I kept trying to figure this out. Also, Paul said that he rose on the third day. How could this be? FInally, I read part of a book by Josh McDowell. It had a quote from the Talmud and other evidence to show that "3 days and 3 nights" is an idion meaning any part of a day or night. So now I believe he died on Friday. And rose on Sunday morning.