One Simple Request For The Proclaimed Pillar Of Truth

[Cherie]

I love defending the long-held traditions of the Catholic Church!!!

Oh, and I'm not going to use the "Testimonial of Error" or whatever link that was, Todd. Sorry. I have better authorities, I don't need it!


I did some sleuthing, and here are some well-thought-out answers to your question, Todd.

[i][size="2"][color="#222220"]Jewish people in the First Century considered a portion of one day to be an entire day. Since Jesus was in the tomb for part of Friday, all day Saturday, and a portion of Sunday, this is considered to be three days. Mark 15:42 says that Jesus was put to death "the day before the Sabbath." If this is referring to the weekly Sabbath (which is Saturday), then Jesus would have been crucified on Friday.
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and here is another:
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Actually there is factual evidence to tell us that Jesus died on Friday 3rd April, 33 A.D.

By law and custom, the Jewish people of Jesus' day took the Sabbath as a day of complete rest. Because no work could be done on the Sabbath, which we call Saturday, Friday came to be known as Preparation Day. It was a day when food and other things needed for Saturday were prepared in advance. This is our first clue to the date of the crucifixion, because all four Gospels state that Jesus was crucified on Preparation Day, a Friday (Mt 27:62, Mk 15:42, Lk 23:54 and Jn 19:42).

The Gospels also record that the crucifixion occurred the day before the Passover festival (Jn 19:14). This is a second important clue, because it gives us a solid connection with the ancient Jewish calendar system. By Judean tradition, Passover begins at twilight, the dividing line between Nisan 14th and 15th.

Putting these two Biblical puzzle pieces together, we see that the crucifixion must have occurred in a year when Nisan 14th happened to fall on a Friday.

Jesus was condemned to death by Pontius Pilate (Mt 27:26, Mk 15:15, Lk 23:25 and Jn 19:16). Ancient historians record that Pontius Pilate was Roman procurator of Judea during the years 26 AD through 36 AD. During those years, Nisan 14th fell on a Friday twice: on April 7th of 30 AD and April 3rd of 33 AD. So, we still need another clue to pin-point exactly the date of the crucifixion.

The scriptures tell us that at the time of the crucifixion, which was around noon, darkness covered the land for about 3 hours (Mk 15:33, Lk 23:44). Some people erroneously believe that this darkness was the result of a solar eclipse. We know they are wrong for two reasons: i) It was the season of Passover, which means there was a full moon, and there can not be a solar eclipse and a full moon in the same day. And ii) the darkness lasted for 3 hours which is way too long, for a solar eclipse only lasts for several minutes. Some people are content in believing that a miracle occurred that day; that the God-created universe (Gn 1:1) responded when the "light of the world" (Jn 8:12) was snuffed out (sic). Other people propose a theory that the darkness was the result of a khamsin dust storm. Either way, it doesn't help us to determine the date of the crucifixion.

(Ancient historians agree that there was a "failure of the sun" at noon around the year 33 AD. Second century writer, Phlegon Trallianus, records in his history, Olympiades: "In the fourth year of the 202nd Olympiad [AD 32-33], a failure of the Sun took place greater than any previously known, and night came on at the sixth hour of the day [noon]..." But the exact date was not specified.)

The final clue we have to the crucifixion date is the clincher; In the book of The Acts, St Peter believes that the prophecies of Joel (Jl 2:31) have been realised (Ac 2:16). The sun has darkened, and the moon has turned red as blood. We have already discussed the sun being darkened (as described above). The moon turning into blood is a very graphic description of what we today know as a lunar eclipse. Scientists today, including those from NASA, are able to determine when a lunar eclipse will occur. Surely enough, they have calculated that a lunar eclipse did indeed occur on April 3rd of 33 AD. Those poor ole people at the day of the crucifixion didn't know what was going on when the moon turned to blood; they probably thought the world was coming to an end. If only they knew what science has taught us today; they would have known they were not witnessing a miracle, but rather it was only a lunar eclipse. But perhaps the timing of the crucifixion was a miracle... Perhaps God willed the crucifixion on the day of the a lunar eclipse so that future scientists can verify the testimonies in the scriptures.

(The report of Pontius Pilate, Governor of Judea, which was sent to Tiberius Caesar in Rome, agrees with the graphic description of a lunar eclipse that occurred during the crucifixion. It mentions "the moon, which was like blood...")

So, while the unfaithful geniuses (Ps 14:1) are trying to use science to prove to us that God does not exist, we who are foolishly faithful can rejoice (Jn 20:29), for God has given us scientists to prove to us that His Holy Scriptures contain truth. Jesus Christ died for our sins (1 Co 15:3), on 3rd April 33 AD. [/i] Edited March 27, 2010 by CherieMadame

[CatherineM]

I think you are getting Truth confused with Facts. Easy mistake. Indiana Jones teaches about Facts. If you want to study truth, you have to hang in the Philosophy department. The Fact of which day Jesus died on can never change the Truth that he did die, for all mankind, and rose from the dead.

[dominicansoul]

[quote name='cmotherofpirl' date='27 March 2010 - 07:43 AM' timestamp='1269690192' post='2081251']
Debate what? He is using spurious gospels [ specifically a 19th century forgery] which has tainted any conclusion he has, and refused to see the gospels were not CNN news reports. I actually read the file the first time around. There is no point debating fantasy unless you acknowledge it IS fantasy.[b]Its like trying to tell an X-files fan it was only a TV show.
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it was...only...a....TV show????