| Show THREE DAYS DAIS AND THREE NIGHTS the question has baa recently been discussed we understand by theological students as to the correct understanding of matthew x 40 where the savior declares that he should remain three days and three nights in the grave the mao state statement seems to be irreconcilable with the accepted view that the crucifixion occurred on friday and the resurrect resurrection ian the following sunday morning the point raised is ia one that ha ba puzzled commentators in all ages aes mud and seems to be one of the most difficult to 10 decide owing to a lack of detailed RC accounts e of ibe events of the life of the lord the generally accepted explanation is ia that the jews did ald not nave any word to t 0 express a day of twenty four hours as am distinguished frow from a day proper any part of the time from sunset till nex next sunset was therefore referred to as day and night aj and to say that a talog happened after afier three days and three bights was equivalent to our express on after three days or on the third day this explanation has been considered satisfactory by able scholars in all age notwithstanding the objections to the authenticity of the he gospels raised on account of the seem alt contradiction other views however have also found able defenders defender an eminent divine rev T H bieland Cleland thinks all difficulties regarding reguAl ng the accounts given of the can be solved olm OB the supposition that christ was cruci crucified fled on a wednesday instead of friday he maintains that the arrival of the lord at bethany must ha bv taken place on a Frida friday yso so as a not to h hav a to travel on the sabbath six biz days day 1 HI io in and around jerusalem ba bebon 0 the crucifixion which would fi 11 that event on a wednesday T tiu pascal lamb was eaten on the 0 nisan in the night jerus was arreace arres ed cd and the following day convict and executed execute a this still being the 14 because the jewish day commenced sunset and lasted till next sunset atil of nisan was the greatest S bab bath in the year the least of U un leavened bread and it could fall 01 any day in the week depending on t th full moon this year dr clelan clela supposes suppose it to have fallen on a thur thu day and everybody rested on that daj dp the friday was not a sabbat then the spices apices were prepared T ton saturday was again a S aba day aid a day of rest the re relur surree tion took place according to this cief vie in the evening just as the sun bad ana the first day of the week aboor accord jug ing to jewish reckoning had bad b becj ushered in this makes three dal daw and three nights complete it is in impossible without entell entering into minute inquiries that would car carra us beyond the limit of an newspaper article to give a de definite m expression as to the merits ot the t jwj views stated but the student aaa find and some aid in the hints given a aw pursue the subject further one thing must most be borne in in however the ancient calculations 0 time were more or less uncertain tal months were calculated from im impel deot tables or from the first app earana earan of the new moons an assembly jerusalem was charged with the du of taking observations and eu su bordin bordinat bodies in other places performs performed similar duty persons were sent seat ow to watch for the appearance of arte MOOD and the testimony of these di not always agree in the ye year ft death of our savior adint an in res I 1 month was added to the yein ye and the exact length of etnis hi h to be determined by the appe ance of the moon of the followill follow iol nisan and 09 if as was wan sometimes t th case the added mouth month had been a an to contain 29 days betit but it w afterwards found necessary eMary to add 0 OK day it is in clear that a discrepancy J i reckoning might occur so fin that w win some considered the of NI nagu would gouldby dby by others be written the 1461 is ie quoted as authority A the fact that that very year so son difficulties arose among the J jw about the passover pas Bover this fact is important for it pro pr both that the supposed discrepancy discrepant disc in the records of the evangelists evangeliste wo wool be easily solved it if all the facts w wei obtainable and also the necessity proceed ing with caution in an indu which on every step to Is beset with many difficulties t |
