Mark clearly says: "When the even was come.

Mark clearly says: "When the even was come." Therefore, even by your method of reckon- ing, Jesus was not in his grave for more than two days. Secondly, the word "day" was used for the whole duration, and not for a part of it, The Westminster Dictionary of the Bible says:- "Day 1) An interval of time comprising the period between two successive risings of the sun (Gen. 7:24; Job 3:6). The Hebrews reckoned it from evening to evening (Ex. 12:18; Lev. 23:32; Jos. War iv. 9, 12) ...

2.The interval between dawn and darkness (Gen. 1:5, 8:22)" Thirdly, even if we accept, just for the sake of argument, that your meaning of the word "day" is correct, it will account for three days; but in no way for "three nights." But the writer of the Gospel clearly says that Jesus was to remain "three days and three nights" in his grave. Previous…

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