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NASB | Luke 1:2 just as they were handed down to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 1:2 exactly as they were handed down to us by those [with personal experience] who from the beginning [of Christ's ministry] were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word [that is, of the teaching concerning salvation through faith in Christ], |
Subject: Spices and the Sabbath |
Bible Note: Hi Tamara, Thank you very much for your thoughtful response. If Jesus was indeed using an idiom as the only sign he would give that he was the Messiah, then I thought the answer might be that Luke 23:56 was written out of sequence and they had rested on the Sabbath and then prepared the spices. But, as you point out, Luke was writing “in consecutive order.” Therefore, the only explanation I see is that Jesus was not using an idiom, being crucified on Wednesday. After the Thursday High Sabbath, they purchased the spices and prepared them on Friday. They then rested on the Saturday Sabbath. I would very much like to hear any other possible explanations as to how the two scriptures (concerning the spices) could be reconciled. My experience has been that when I find such a conflict, it is due to a misinterpretation of the scriptures and that the scriptures are in harmony. Thanks again, Jim |