wil,
re: "Discussing religious nuance between believers has value in each developing understandings...Arguing minutia between believers and non believers has little real value to either."
Those are issues for a different topic.
And that "someone new" needs to be someone who believes the crucifixion took place on the 6th day of the week with a 1st day of the week resurrection, and who thinks that the "heart of the earth" is referring to the tomb, and who tries to explain the lack of a 3rd night by saying that the...
Thomas,
re: "I would, but I fear we'd just end up in a repetition of previous discussions."
No need for discussion. Just tell me what "at last" refers to.
In thinking about it, I realize that it doesn't make any difference with regard to sunset versus sunrise; there would still be a lack of a third night with a 6th day of the week crucifixion.
RJM,
re: "I can't provide them."
OK, no problem. Perhaps someone new looking in may know of examples.
re: "But I do believe the points and explanations gathered in this year's replies to your query should be enough to convince most anyone not to disregard the whole resurrection narrative...
RJM,
re: "...as @Thomas observes, the written reference you seek is Matthew 12.40 itself. It's a perfect example really of 'three days' being colloquially written as 'three days and three nights'."
Even if Matthew 12:40 were referring to a 6th day of the week crucifixion - and there is no...
RJM,
Do you have any actual examples, i.e., instances which show where a daytime or a night time was forecast or said to be involved with an event when no part of a daytime or no part of a night time could occur?
Thomas,
re: "I know, but they're just compounding your error."
So help me out. Answer my 2 questions and explain why what I wrote in post #168 is in error.
Thomas,
re: "My bad: post 130."
As I said in post 131, I don't see where the link shows examples where a daytime or a night time was forecast or said to be involved with an event when no part of a daytime or no part of a night time could have occurred. What do you have in mind?
Also, you...
Thomas,
re: "So whether one accepts the tradition of the crucifixion on a Friday, or the probably more accurate testimony of a Thursday, then the expression should be no cause for concern, once one gets one's head round the Hebrew idiomatic style."
But the only issue for this particular topic...
wil,
re: "Will is imagining the arguments if the Bible said it was raining cats and dogs"
What do you think his point would be with regard to this topic?
Thomas,
re: "Oh, it was quite common."
So what actual examples do you have which show that it was common to forecast or say that a daytime or a night time would be or was involved with an event when no part of a daytime or no part of a night time could or did occur?
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