07-31-2010, 12:13 AM
I don't see anywhere where a day has to be a literal 12 hours. Remember also that there is no concept of zero yet so the day He was placed in the tomb is day 1.
thursday before sunset = day 1
thursday night = night 1
friday = day 2
friday night = night 2
saturday = day 3
saturday night = night 3
I know he wasn't raised on sunday because when the women came before dawn he was already gone. However, after dusk on saturday it was the first of the week, so whether it was 1 hour after dark or 5 it would still count as a night.
thursday before sunset = day 1
thursday night = night 1
friday = day 2
friday night = night 2
saturday = day 3
saturday night = night 3
I know he wasn't raised on sunday because when the women came before dawn he was already gone. However, after dusk on saturday it was the first of the week, so whether it was 1 hour after dark or 5 it would still count as a night.