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Could it be Christians are weak at math?
Common tale is Jesus was killed, dead for 3 days and came back to life, right?
If JC was killed Friday afternoon, that leaves 9 hrs + 24 hrs for Saturday and then up maybe at 8 Sunday morning. That works out to 1.7 days. Not 3. If they can miss this simple thing, do they question anything else?
33 Answers
- 4 years ago
The three days are assumed as the sign of Jonah, who supposedly spent three days in the belly of a fish.
- Anonymous4 years ago
Don't blame Christians for that .. the Roman Catholics linked the Christian holy week
to the pagan fertility festival which is ALWAYS on the 3rd full moon after the northern
hemisphere winter solstice. "Good Friday" always has a full moon.
Jesus would have been crucified on the Thursday of that week. The Catholics thought
Jesus had to be taken down from the cross for the usual Saturday sabbath, which begins
from 6pm the evening before ... but what the Catholics DIDN'T know, was there were
also other sabbaths ~ The first and last day of other "holy convocations" (festivals) were
deemed to be additional sabbath days. according to Jewish law recorded in scripture.
The last day of the Passover festival was an additional sabbath day.
(This year Passover is from Tuesday 11 April to Monday 17 April - so both those dates
are sabbath days to the Jews)
Source(s): Leviticus 23: 35-36 - Beorh HouseLv 64 years ago
No, you're just weak at hearing what we believe--and understanding the Jewish day, which is only 12 hours long.
- Anonymous4 years ago
Christians are weak at logic, too.
- 4 years ago
I agree with you, it is one of many falsehoods in Christian religion. Jesus did exist, but he was not born in December for example nor was he born in Bethlehem. There are many mistakes in the Bible, some of them fairy tales such as Jonas eaten by a whale. One believes what one wants!
- DaveLv 64 years ago
Or it could just be you are discussing things which you have little knowledge of.
- Anonymous4 years ago
He was in the grave
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
And rose Sunday...How is that so hard to grasp
- Anonymous4 years ago
You might be the most ignorant person on here :
Answer: In terms of reckoning of days, your implicit premise is too strict by biblical standards. The text, in saying “days,” does not necessarily mean 72 hours exactly. The Lord was in the tomb for one whole day and parts of two others. The ancient Jews were comfortable in reckoning partial days as a whole day. Thus, the concern for three days is addressed by understanding that “day” does not necessarily mean three whole days, and the ancient Jews (or Gentiles for that matter) would not have the concern you express here.
