Did anyone else notice this?

LearningToLetGo said:
I read a commentary somewhere that mentioned "three days and three nights" was idiomatic and basically meant simply "three days", which colloquially meant "any portion of three consecutive days".

Once upon a time I struggled with this but It's now plain Jesus died Friday afternoon and rose either late Saturday after the sun had set or early Sunday before the sun rose.
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Your saying,

Jesus died Friday afternoon , to sat afternoon would be one day one night, and rose on that same day on Saturday or early Sunday morning?

In my estimation that's about one and a half days , and one night. i don't consider that idiomatic.

The information I'm giving you is from over 50 years of biblical study by one who owned the second largest collection of bible manuscripts in private hands, right behind the Vatican. He was fluent and taught from all the ancient texts that he had at his finger tips.

I don't mind disagreement , but try to present a better understanding based upon biblical facts.

jay
 
faither said:
Jesus died Friday afternoon , to sat afternoon would be one day one night, and rose on that same day on Saturday or early Sunday morning?

In my estimation that's about one and a half days , and one night. i don't consider that idiomatic.
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That's exactly what I'm saying.

The modern ear hears "three days and nights" and thinks 72 hours, but that's us interpreting meaning. The ancient Jews did not think as we do and saw the passage of time differently.
 
LearningToLetGo said:
That's exactly what I'm saying.

The modern ear hears "three days and nights" and thinks 72 hours, but that's us interpreting meaning. The ancient Jews did not think as we do and saw the passage of time differently.
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The Greek language is the most prices language on the planet. When it says "three days and three nights" it means exactly that, ancient or modern ears.
 
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