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James M. Irwin
The author is a retired computer programmer. The author has always been concerned that the common Easter narrative of a Friday evening burial and Sunday morning resurrection did not satisfy the sig...view moreThe author is a retired computer programmer. The author has always been concerned that the common Easter narrative of a Friday evening burial and Sunday morning resurrection did not satisfy the sign of the Messiah. The sign of the Messiah required Jesus to spend three full days in the tomb before the resurrection. Arguments that the shorter time in the tomb was OK seemed unconvincing to the author. Jesus said that even the smallest punctuation mark of scripture must be fulfilled. The Bible does not say that Jesus was crucified on a Friday. The Bible says Jesus was crucified on Preparation Day and the following day was a special Sabbath. A special Sabbath is not necessarily a Saturday so it does not follow Preparation Day was a Friday. This assumption that Preparation Day was a Friday was made by the church in the fourth century AD. The author technique was to assume that Preparation Day was a Friday and then ask questions. The Roman guard was posted till the third day which would have been till Monday at sundown. Would the women go the tomb Sunday while the Roman guard was posted? Would the Roman soldiers agree to say on Sunday that they were asleep while on duty? This is very unlikely since it would cost them their necks. The author noted that the Friday Preparation Day assumption also caused problems with conversation on the road to Emmaus. The Friday Preparation Day caused problems with scriptures about the women preparing spices. The author's questions expose the problems in the common Easter narrative. All these problems including the sign of the Messiah could be fixed by assuming Preparation Day was a Wednesday the year Jesus was crucified.view less