Re: Genesis 1:1 - a standing miracle

Hello Stein,
This is something I wasn't too familiar with, so I had to take some
time to go back to the text and also check up a few concordances.
Having done so, I don't think the example is too far off. It would
seem to me that the doubts in timing are concerning the Passover
meal, but that all Gospel writers, including John, are in agreement
that the day of Jesus' burial was the Day of Preparation for the
Sabbath, i.e. the Friday.

John 19:
30When he had received the drink, Jesus said, "It is finished."
With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
31Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be
a special Sabbath. Because the Jews did not want the bodies left on
the crosses during the Sabbath, ...

So, unless the 'special Sabbath' here could refer to a Friday,
or you know of some other reason to doubt the day in question,
I think the argument will hold.

Thanks for the input,
Gary

On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 13:01:34 +0200, Stein A. Stromme wrote:

>[Gary Collins]
>
>| As for taking days literally, consider the words of Jesus Himself:
>| For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge
>| fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the
>| heart of the earth. (Matthew 12:40)
>|
>| Now that certainly looks as if it is to be taken literally, and
>| there is nothing in the text to indicate otherwise. It is only when
>| we come to examine the events themselves that we find they cannot be
>| so, for our Lord was crucified on Friday, buried just before sunset
>| - the Sabbath - and by early Sunday morning, He had already risen!
>| This means that He was buried for (at most) 1 day, two nights and 2
>| parts of days.
>
>While I generally agree with Gary's position in this thread, this
>particular example may not be so good. According to the gospel of
>John, Jesus was crucified a day earlier, so the number of nights in
>the grave is perhaps a little uncertain.
>
>SA
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