Good Friday FAQ

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FAQ: Was Christ deceased for three full days and three full nights, i.e. 72 hours?

REPLY: An abundance of textual evidence indicates Jesus' crucified dead body was
restored to life during the third day rather than later after the third day was
completely over and done with.

Matt 17:22-23
Matt 20:18-19
Mark 9:31
Luke 9:22
Luke 18:33
Luke 24:5-8
Luke 24:21-23
Luke 24:46
John 2:19
Acts 10:40
1Cor 15:4

FAQ: What about Matt 27:63 and Mark 8:31? They say "after" the third day rather
than during the third.

REPLY: To begin with, those verses are outnumbered 11 to 2.

Plus; the Greek word translated "after" is somewhat ambiguous. It can indicate
moments following the conclusion of an event, but it can also indicate moments
within an event. I suggest letting the 11 to 2 majority decide how best to interpret
the intent of Matt 27:63 and Mark 8:31.

FAQ: Luke 24:21-23 says the morning that women came to the cemetery was the
third day. How can that be true when the sun wasn't up yet when they arrived?

REPLY: Back then; the Jews' civil days began at 06:00 am and ended at 06:00 pm;
which made for a twelve-hour day regardless of the season. (John 11:9-10)

Sometimes civil days began before sunrise. For example: the sun arose in
Jerusalem during Passover April 09, 2023 at 06:19 am, which in Jesus' era would've
been 19 minutes after the beginning of their civil day.

So then; were his crucified dead body restored to life sometime in those 19 minutes
before sunrise, then technically he was within the limits of a new day rather than
the tail end of a previous night.

FAQ: But didn't the Jews' days begin at sunset rather than sunrise?

REPLY: That's only true for liturgical days. For example: Passover for the 9th of
April 2023 began at sunset the afternoon of the 8th.

FAQ: Can the hours of darkness during Jesus' crucifixion be counted as one of the
three nights?

REPLY: Jesus survived those hours. Matt 12:40 requires that he be dead and
buried.
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[Odë:hgöd]

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FAQ: Jesus' friends were pressed for time during his burial because of the proximity
of a sabbath. (Luke 23:54). John says that particular sabbath was an high day.
(John 19:31) Aren't all sabbath days equally important?

REPLY: Normal weekly sabbaths aren't high. In point of fact, they're quite routine.

High sabbaths are above and beyond routine. They take place but once a year
rather than every week. For example Yom Kippur, Feast of Trumpets, the first and
last day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and the first and last day of the Feast of
Booths.

The first night of the Feast of Unleavened Bread is Passover night when the Jews
are supposed to dine upon lambs. In other words: Jesus' crucifixion took place on
the very day that the Jews were busy getting everything ready for the big event.
(John 18:28 & John 19:13-14) While the Jews were killing their lambs for dinner
that night, the Romans were killing the lamb of God.
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[Josiah]

Here we go again....



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[Albion]

Here we go again....
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Indeed.

If someone were to ask which religious topic has been the most thoroughly explored and discussed here, at least during the past few years, I think this would be the one that would come to my mind first.

In addition, the matter was previously settled. I am going to guess that the writer of the Original Post is aware of this, judging by the way the lead sentence was worded:

...Was Christ deceased for three full days and three full nights, i.e. 72 hours?

Is there any Bible verse that describes the matter that way? If not, there is nothing to discuss.