Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!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: Day Jesus Christ Died (was Re: the Sabbath) Message-ID: Date: 3 Jun 91 05:57:03 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: University of Georgia, Athens Lines: 25 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article edc!fraser@uunet.uu.net (Fraser Orr) writes: >|> 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. > >let me reiterate. The scripture in question says: > ... and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures. > >If he was buried on Wednesday, then Thursday is the first day, Friday >the second day, and Saturday the third day. An honest examination of the >evidence would lead you to the conclusion that he did not rise on Sunday >morning, but some time before, and Saturday evening would seem a good >time. No. The crucifiction was on the first day, because that was the day in which He was buried. The day begins at sunset in the Bible. We can't look at this from a 20th century perspective using our own way of measuring time. Since Jesus died and was buried on the same day (remember they had to hurry him into the tomb before sunset) that is definitely, expecially by 1st century Jewish reckoning, the 1st day. And, it does not matter if He rose before or after sunrise! We know He arose sometime around sunrise (and there is meaning in that.) The first day of teh week had already begun at sunset. So it does not matter if he rose before sunrise. Link Hudson.