Friday or Wednesday?

The Sabbaths

Nowhere in the Gospels does it assert that Christ was crucified on a Friday. In Mark 15:42, it refers to "...the day before the sabbath." This may be the root of the misunderstanding. The Jews had other sabbaths in addition to the weekly Shabbat (Saturday).

There were seven "high sabbaths" each year; the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the 15th of Nisan, being one of them.3 Further, Matthew 28:1 should read, "At the end of the sabbaths,"4 implying a plurality of sabbaths that week.

If Passover, the 14th of Nisan, fell earlier in the week, the 15th could have been any day prior to Saturday, the weekly sabbath. "When the sabbaths were past" would, of course, be Sunday (actually, Saturday after sundown).

The Jericho Journey

Another problem with a Friday crucifixion is John 12:1: "Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany..." (from Jericho). The Friday view would make six days earlier the weekly Shabbat, and on this day such a journey was legally out of the question for a devout Jew.

Summary

As for the Friday or Wednesday issue, there are many good scholars on each side of this controversy. I personally have become rather cynical toward any traditions that are not supported by Scripture. Good Friday is the "traditional" view. The Wednesday Crucifixion is known as the "reconstructed view." The important thing is that the tomb was empty. The authorities made sure that this was indisputable. Indeed, He is risen!

 

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  1. LisaApril 20, 2022 at 4:44 AM

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  2. LisaApril 20, 2022 at 4:47 AM

    I agree that the important thing is the tomb was empty. It's the same with his birth. We celebrate it on a day that isnt actually his birth day but the important thing is that he was born! Hallelujah!

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