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NASB | Mark 15:42 ¶ When evening had already come, because it was the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 15:42 ¶ When evening had already come, because it was the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath, [Deut 21:22, 23; Matt 27:57-61; Luke 23:50-56; John 19:38-42] |
Subject: Exactly what does Mark 15:42 mean |
Bible Note: hi searcher an important necessity for the argument put forward on the site you mention is that Bethany was more than a sabbath day's journey from the Temple. However in Luke 24.50 Jesus took His disciples to 'Bethany' from where He ascended, and in Acts 1.12 'they returned from the mount of olives which is a sabbath day's journey from Jerusalem'. Thus that Bethany was a sabbath days journey from Jerusalem. Thus the Bethany that Jesus spoke of was a sabbath days journey from Jerusalem. That indicates that Jesus could have gone from Bethany to Jerusalem on the sabbath day which invalidates a main part of the argument. A further factor to keep in mind is that a well known Rabbi said in 100 AD, "a day and a night make an 'onoh (24 hour day)" and a portion of an 'onoh is counted as an 'onoh. this confirms that from a Jewish point of view three days and three nights (three 'onohs) could be seen as a part of a day, a day, and a part of a day, which fits in with 'the third day'. The writer also dismisses the idea that the Jews in Jesus time ensured that two sabbaths never followed each other successively, although admitting that later on they did ensure it. but from what we know of the Rabbis they would certainly have found some way of preventing it happening in Jesus day if it was found to be such a problem later on. There is no proof that they did not. Furthermore on the high sabbath it was permissible to buy food for the feast. it is therefore equally likely that a body could be anointed on a high sabbath, especially if it was consecutive with a normal sabbath. thus if that were the case (and it is probable. they would not want to leave a body two days before anointing it) the women could have anointed the body earlier if Jesus died on a thursday. Thus many doubts must be placed on the reasoning of the article until that can definitely be excluded we mustg see the probability (as one of his witnesses said) that two sabbaths could not follow each other successively Best wishes |