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NASB | Matthew 12:40 for just as JONAH WAS THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS IN THE BELLY OF THE SEA MONSTER, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 12:40 for just as JONAH WAS THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS IN THE BELLY OF THE SEA MONSTER, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. [Jon 1:17] |
Bible Question:
My question deals with the Biblical scholars inconsistent use of the Jewish "inclusive reckoning" practice. Biblical scholars use the Jewish "inclusive reckoning" method in their exegesis of Matthew 12:40. Biblical scholars do not use the Jewish "inclusive reckoning" method in their exegesis of Exodus 12:19. Since the context of Matthew 12:40 also includes reckoning of Biblical days in Jonah's time, (Old Testament), why would they employ "inclusive reckoning" for understanding Jonah's time in the belly of the great fish, and not for the seven days that leaven not be found in the houses in Exodus 12:19? Thank you, Paschal Lamb Ministries Transforming Christian Vision - Teaching Christian Truth - Unifying Christian Perspectives |
Bible Answer: Paschal Lamb I may be wrong on this but to get a better answer on this you might provide your definition of the term "Jewish Inclusive reckoning". If I understand the term correctly I don't see how it is applied differently between the two passages. Personally I think "Jewish Inclusive Reckoning" is a term created by people that don't understand the Passover Week starting with the selection of the Passover Lamb nor do they understand the day following Passover is always "The Sabbath" |