You know a lot more about the high day than I do. I was asking for Bible explanation on it so I could consider it. I do know that the first 4 days when Jesus was coming to and from Bethany and the Mount of Olives and Jerusalem would have exceeded a sabbath days journey round trip so we can rule them out. It could not be on the 8th day because of Cleopas and his friend so we are left with day 5, 6, 7, it seems to me.
See that's the problem JD, we don't know what day the High Day Sabbath for the Passover fell that week.
If it fell on Sat. the weekly Sabbath and those 2 days were combined in one Sabbath, that would be a Fri. crucifixion. Jesus being crucified on Fri. on the preparation day before the Sabbath. That would mean Christ was in the tomb for one day and two nights, when He said He would be in the tomb 3 days and 3 nights. As far as I'm concerned a Fri. crucifixion is impossible.
The same for a Thur. crucifixion, that would mean the High Day fell on Fri. with Christ crucified on Thur., that would be 2 days and 3 nights in the tomb.
The only one that fits, in my opinion is a Wed. crucifixion. The High Day fell on Thur. and Christ crucified on the day before, Wed., with this Christ would have been in the tomb 3 days and 3 nights as He said.