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I have no problem with your statement

But Bible translators of today do have a problem with it. They believe in translating the Scriptures as should it have been written in the idiom of modern man and according to his understanding of the world.

Best example is the 'translation' of Scripture passages to show Jesus' death and burial were on the same day of 'Friday' and his resurrection was on 'Sunday' because 'that's what everybody knows'.

Which the translators THINK they have accomplished to perfection.

 

Hi Dr. Cassidy,

It is a great pleasure to read your article here.

I recall Sir Robert Anderson calcualted the 173,880 days since the building of Castle of Jerusalem, resulting in the day when the Messiah is cut off ( Dan 9:27) around April 10-14, 32AD.

These days, I read Mark 16:9 which may be considered as the only phrase where the time of resurrection is mentioned, and find it doesn't say about the time of resurrection, but the time of discovery of risen savior or when Jesus showed himself to Mary Magdalene.

I believe Passover was not holiday as Jews killed the Lamb, and the next day is the High Sabbath of Days of ULB. Jesus was killed on Passover.
Jesus rested in the tomb during the High Sabbath.

I will continue to comment later.
Bye now.

 

That was where my dart penetrated.

It could have struck anywhere else and the count would be the same, 0!

Zero in case you haven't understood.

Please place the Scripture and give its place where it is written, "~On Friday the ladies went shopping - to buy the spices~".

That would be just civil.

 

Presumptuous groundless grotesque arbitrary ASSUMPTION!

 

The first day of passover never ever was "~a special high Sabbath~" and very very seldom just a Sabbath.

... eish!

 

That is un-Scriptural.

Read Revelation 22:19.

 

Denied.

Scripture?

None!

 

Denied.

Scripture?

None!

Let me help you a little bit, [I mean, there's a LOT more!], Exodus 12:5,15b,18a.

 

If that were true, you have Jesus FIVE days in death = 5 days = four days and four nights : DEAD.

Rejectable!

 

What does that help us?

The Jews may have "~calculated the beginning and ending of a day differently, even among themselves~" --- the Bible does not.

 

That may be to your, "~knowledge of geography~" and man's inherent xenophobia. It is ~knowledge~ and conclusion not reached from the Scriptures.

In any case what has that to do with the passover's annual dates?
If people clash it does not say God's Word clashes with itself.

 

It could have been simple if only you simply could supply the Scriptures.

But don't let me let you loose heart completely : The Scriptures DO contain a sunrise reckoning of the day. And let me try encourage you with some truth, it is with regard to the passover that the Bible contains a sunrise beginning for days.

But it is not in the Gospels or New Testament; it was in Egypt in the Old Testament.

 

So you say it was God's design only those evil ~northern Jews~ should crucify and kill Jesus? ... Sorry! only those southern evil Jews?

 

It is obvious He ate not with the disciples!

 

GB,

I hope you and others here respect Dr Cassidy's contribution here as he has very much expertise in this study. I know him as a respectable scholar having the sound biblical stance, proven from many debates.

What he explained by distinguishing between the 2 parts of Israel is quite valuable to listen to.

It may be quite true that Galileans had the day counting practice different from that of Jerusalem or Bible though mostly Biblical days were counted from Sunset to Sunset.

That helps us to understand some contradictions between the gospels. Also, counting 3 days and 3 nights from Wednesday thru Saturday is not new but quite strongly supported by Messianic Jews.
Eliyahu

 

Dr. Cassidy,

Do you have any source that 15 Abib 31 AD was the thursday ?
First we may have to determine which date of April by Gregorian calendar the 14th Abib of 31 AD was.

Sir Robert Anderson calculated the 69 weeks starting from 14th Nissan of 445BC, then he reached April 10, 32 AD by calculating 173,880.
I checked the years and days, and 173,880 and confirmed it is correct.

He referred to Zumpt, Clinton, Browne, Josephus, Herodotus, Wieseler, Merivale.

As for Passover and Days of Unleavened Bread,

Lev 23 states:

5 In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the Lord's passover.
6 And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the Lord: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread.

In other words, Passover was not Sabbath, and Days of ULB starts after Passover, and the first day of Days of ULB was the High Sabbath.

Of course, there was a great possibility to call the whole 8 days as Passover.


Your Info about the separate counting system for the day-night between Northern and Southern Israel is quite valuable to understand some contradictions between the gospels, Thanks.


Eliyahu

 

"~contradictions between the gospels~"?!

Why? Because you need contradictions for your self-conceived draconian drogmas.

Like you need all those names (above) because the Gospels ~contradict one another~.

Contradictions need names of men who need contradictions to be named.

JUST NEVER THE BARE SCRIPTURES BECAUSE WHAT SHALL I HAVE TO SAY IF IT MUST BE JUST SCRIPTURES!?