The Book of Mormon should be the first resource to determine the timing of the crucifixion and resurrection because it has an eyewitness who is dedicated to getting the timing precise. The Book of Mormon is absolutely clear that Christ was in the tomb for close to 72 hours. The book demonstrates that Christ is allowing the Law of Moses to be the schoolmaster to bring the Jews to their messiah. That is also one of the reasons the Book of Mormon exists and the Mormons will not be prepared to engage the Jews until the Mormons understand what Nephi (3) is testifying to. Christ is the anti-type to the prototype of the first paschal lamb. Unfortunately almost everyone seems to think that the moon is the final arbiter for when Christ was crucified. That is wrong: errors were sometimes made by the Sanhedrin. The moon was used by the Sanhedrin used to determine the timing of the month of Nisan. What the New Testament tells us is that those people controlling the calendar timing were corrupt and conspiring to kill Christ. They had some leeway to ‘tweak’ the calendar to give them an opportunity to set a trap to capture Christ. You can believe me or not but study the Book of Mormon and believe Nephi(3). Christ was not crucified in 30 AD and he died on a Wednesday (midst of the week) to fulfil the prophecy of Daniel 9:27. Compare this to 3 Nephi 9:19 where in his first words to the Nephites after his entombment he effectively announces the fulfilment of Daniel’s prophecy.
Gale T BoydApril 17, 2017
I'm firmly in the Thursday crucifixion support group. As a Jewish convert, researcher and author (Days of Awe), I've also relied on the findings of the Center for Nazarine Judaism. This group of modern Jews lives an orthodox Jewish lifestyle and believes that Y'shua is the Messiah. Their findings show no Friday night/ Saturday Passovers in the 20 years surrounding Christ's death. So we have that in addition to the Book of Mormon supports.
PopsApril 16, 2017
Interesting. A recent PBS program also raised a question of when Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem might have been. Since palm fronds with which his path was strawed would not have been readily available in the spring, they speculated that it happened at the feast of Tabernacles in the fall, after the harvest of palm fronds, meaning that 6 months were compressed into one week in the New Testament account.
Due to the lapse of time between the events and the recording of those events, it isn't surprising there might be some errors. I think the Nephites were much more diligent about recording things soon after the fact.
Charles DikeApril 14, 2017
The bible story makes it clear that the Tomb was empty before sunrise. It does not specify when the tomb became empty.
The Book of Mormon is clear in stating that when the darkness marking the resurrection dispersed "it was in the morning..." The evidence in the Book of Mormon is clear that Christ resurrected in the early night in Jerusalem. Cummings was wrong in claiming that the deadly darkness dispersed in the night in the New World. This forces the crucifixion back to Wednesday afternoon if we believe the eyewitness report of Nephi.
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Charles DikeApril 18, 2017
The Book of Mormon should be the first resource to determine the timing of the crucifixion and resurrection because it has an eyewitness who is dedicated to getting the timing precise. The Book of Mormon is absolutely clear that Christ was in the tomb for close to 72 hours. The book demonstrates that Christ is allowing the Law of Moses to be the schoolmaster to bring the Jews to their messiah. That is also one of the reasons the Book of Mormon exists and the Mormons will not be prepared to engage the Jews until the Mormons understand what Nephi (3) is testifying to. Christ is the anti-type to the prototype of the first paschal lamb. Unfortunately almost everyone seems to think that the moon is the final arbiter for when Christ was crucified. That is wrong: errors were sometimes made by the Sanhedrin. The moon was used by the Sanhedrin used to determine the timing of the month of Nisan. What the New Testament tells us is that those people controlling the calendar timing were corrupt and conspiring to kill Christ. They had some leeway to ‘tweak’ the calendar to give them an opportunity to set a trap to capture Christ. You can believe me or not but study the Book of Mormon and believe Nephi(3). Christ was not crucified in 30 AD and he died on a Wednesday (midst of the week) to fulfil the prophecy of Daniel 9:27. Compare this to 3 Nephi 9:19 where in his first words to the Nephites after his entombment he effectively announces the fulfilment of Daniel’s prophecy.
Gale T BoydApril 17, 2017
I'm firmly in the Thursday crucifixion support group. As a Jewish convert, researcher and author (Days of Awe), I've also relied on the findings of the Center for Nazarine Judaism. This group of modern Jews lives an orthodox Jewish lifestyle and believes that Y'shua is the Messiah. Their findings show no Friday night/ Saturday Passovers in the 20 years surrounding Christ's death. So we have that in addition to the Book of Mormon supports.
PopsApril 16, 2017
Interesting. A recent PBS program also raised a question of when Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem might have been. Since palm fronds with which his path was strawed would not have been readily available in the spring, they speculated that it happened at the feast of Tabernacles in the fall, after the harvest of palm fronds, meaning that 6 months were compressed into one week in the New Testament account. Due to the lapse of time between the events and the recording of those events, it isn't surprising there might be some errors. I think the Nephites were much more diligent about recording things soon after the fact.
Charles DikeApril 14, 2017
The bible story makes it clear that the Tomb was empty before sunrise. It does not specify when the tomb became empty. The Book of Mormon is clear in stating that when the darkness marking the resurrection dispersed "it was in the morning..." The evidence in the Book of Mormon is clear that Christ resurrected in the early night in Jerusalem. Cummings was wrong in claiming that the deadly darkness dispersed in the night in the New World. This forces the crucifixion back to Wednesday afternoon if we believe the eyewitness report of Nephi.
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