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But was that day a Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday? And what time did Jesus die? To uncover the day of Jesus' death on the cross, we must assemble the evidence from the four Gospels and what we know of the culture at the time.

Gospel writers were more concerned about presenting Jesus rather than precise timing. In the present world, dates have become imperative for adequate news coverage. But the Gospel writers concerned themselves with the events themselves and not the specific timing. They aimed to present Jesus to various audiences and not provide a detailed biography. This is the day in which Jews prepared food and did all the work forbidden to be done on the Sabbath but still needed to be done.

Print your own copy for a beautiful daily devotional leading up to Easter. Mark also records that Joseph buried Jesus on Preparation Day. Over the years, scholars have produced several models of what events happened during the days of the week leading up to the cross.

Then the Passovers in John would occur on the following dates:. In the year a. While this is in our judgment the most likely scenario, it should be acknowledged that many believe Jesus was crucified in the year AD 30, not However, there is no reliable ancient historical evidence for such co-regency. We conclude that Jesus was most likely crucified on April 3, AD As we celebrate Easter, and as we walk with Jesus every day of the year, we can therefore be confident that our faith is based not only on subjective personal assurance but on reliable historical data, which makes ours an eminently reasonable faith.

This article first appeared at First Things on April 3, Justin Taylor is executive vice president and publisher for books at Crossway. Categories: Gospels NT Studies. The post was somewhat unclear whether Jesus attended all the Passovers available. It is the icon of the suffering Christ; hungry, bruised, beaten, forsaken, left for dead. Durbin complains that his pro-abortion voting record has kept him from receiving Communion in his home diocese, and a Catholic priest and journalist offers a sympathetic ear.

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