Bible Question: my question, explain the Friday crucification and the Sunday resurrection day....the most I can get out of it is 2nights and 1 day....but Jesus told the pharisees when they demanded a sign from Him that none would be given but the sign of Jonah...as Jonah was 3 night and 3 days in the belly of fish so shall the Son of Man....I have been explained from the Jewish traditions(traditions of men I might add) about the different ways they calculated sunrise,sunsets and days...but I think Jesus knew what a day and night was when he made that statement(after all he created night and day) God Bless. |
Bible Answer: chach, From what I know you already have the most excepted explaination. The Jews considered the next day as starting at 6pm. Thus, each 24 hour period began at 6pm until 6pm the next day. So if you count what we would call "a fragment of a day," according to the way we calculate a 24 hour period, then Jesus was 3 days and 3 nights. Hope this helps Psalm 25 |