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From: hudson@athena.cs.uga.edu (Paul Hudson Jr)
Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian
Subject: Re: Day Jesus Christ Died (was Re: the Sabbath)
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Date: 27 May 91 03:13:11 GMT
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In article <May.24.00.36.30.1991.289@athos.rutgers.edu> edc!fraser@uunet.uu.net (Fraser Orr) writes:
>
>Wednesday 14th (crucifixion, preparation for Passover)
>	\
> 	 First Day
>	/
>Thursday 15th (First day of the Passover, the high day, the holy convocation)
>	\
> 	 Second Day
>	/
>Friday 16th
>	\
> 	 Third Day
>	/
>Saturday  17th (resurrection, and weekly Sabbath)

This would put Jesus in the tomb for four days.  Paul says in I
Corinthians 15 that Jesus rose the 3rd day.  If the above were the
case, ehn Jesus would have risen on the fourth day.

Suppose His crucifiction was Wedsnsday and the next day was to be the
Preparation.  The preparation would have started on Thursday night.
If this were the case:

Wednesday
	\
	First day
        /
Thursday
	\
	Second day
	/
Friday
	\
	Third day
	/
Saturday
       \
       Fourth day.

And if Jesus was ressurected on the first day of the week, that would
put his ressurection on the fifth day.  This explanation is not
sufficient.

Also, we have the problem of Jesus fulfilling the Passover on the
correct day of the week.  Would Jesus have had it on the wrong day?
the rabbis made a concesion to have two passovers because of the all
of the travelers.
 I think the correct Passover comes one day before the other Passover.
We also have to look into this.  Notice that the women rested
according to the commandment ("rested the sabbath day.)  I think this
refers to a command of God, and not just a men-made command.

 Link Hudson