In my previous blog entry, I said that the proponents of a Thursday crucifixion make a pretty strong case. But there is one problem. Mark 16:1 says “When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might come and anoint Read more…
In my last blog entry I pointed out that if Jesus was crucified on a Friday, as tradition says, then we run into a problem with Matthew 12:39-40, where Jesus predicts that he will be “in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.” Friday afternoon to Read more…
Tradition says that Jesus was crucified on a Friday and resurrected on a Sunday. But is that true? What does the Bible say? First, the Bible tells us that the women came to the tomb where Jesus’ body had been laid sometime before or near dawn on “the first day Read more…