05-02-2011, 04:22 AM
Hello Rafa,
Rafa, I will explain this for you.
St. Mark was under the impression that there was only one Sabbath. So he thought the crucifixion was on a Friday.
But Saint Luke and Saint John point out that there were 2 Sabbaths. I want to point out a mistranslation that was corrected by Paul Younan through his Great Interlinear Translation of Aramaic Peshitta. This mistranslation may have been one of major reasons why Friday became the day of Crucifixion.
(From King James Version)
Luke 24:18 - 21 "One of them, named Cleopas, asked him, "Are you only a visitor to Jerusalem and do not know the things that have happened there in these days?" "What things?" he asked. "About Jesus of Nazareth," they replied. "He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people. The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him; but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place."
In King James Version, we see that "It is the "third day" since all this took place.
(From Paul Younan's Interlinear Translation)
Luke 24:18 - 21 "And one of them answered whose name was Qalyopa, and said to him, "You indeed are only a stranger from Urishlim that you do not know what has happened in it in these days. He said to them, What? They told him about Yeshua, he who was from Nasrath, a man who was a prophet and mighty he was in word and in deed before God and before all of the people. And the chief priests and elders delivered him to a judgement of death and crucified him. And we were hoping that he was about to save Israel. And behold, three days [have passed] since all these things happened."
In Paul Interlinear Translation, it says "And behold, three days have passed since all these things happened."
This conversation happened on a Sunday. "Three days (Thursday, Friday, Saturday) have passed since all these things happened."
St. Luke doesn't point out the importance of First Sabbath. St. John points out that First Sabbath was a High Sabbath. Second Sabbath was a regular Sabbath which is Saturday.
First Sabbath started at Wednesday 6pm which is beginning of Thursday. Jesus Christ was buried right before beginning of High Sabbath. That means Jesus was buried at the end of Wednesday.
Wednesday 6pm to Thursday 6pm - High Sabbath (1 night and 1 day)
Thursday 6pm to Friday 6pm - Women prepared the spices and ointments (Luke 23:56) (1 night and 1 day)
Friday 6pm to Saturday 6pm - Regular Sabbath (1 night and 1 day) They rested Sabbath day according to the commandment. This was after they prepared the spices (Luke 23:56).
Since Jesus Christ was buried at the end of Wednesday, He rose at the end of Saturday. That means right before the beginning of Sunday (Saturday 6pm).
John 6:40 (Murdock Translation) - "For this is the pleasure of my Father, that every one who seeth the Son, and believeth on him, should have life eternal; and I will raise him up at the last day." As you know, Saturday is the seventh and last day of the week. So its possible that Jesus was referring to Saturday.
Rafa, I want to explain more. But the post is getting long. So I am entering into the next subject about the issue of diet. I will start with your view point.
"It is not what enters into the mouth that defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man." - Matthew 15:11
Like you mentioned, the issue of diet isn't considered a fundamental dogma of the faith by any Apostolic Church because of this verse.
Now here is my explanation. Jesus Christ was actually talking to Scribes and Pharisees that Laws are more important than their tradition. The problem was that Scribes and Pharisees favored their tradition over Laws given to them by God. We know that Jesus Christ was a Jew. If Jesus was "actually" saying to Scribes and Pharisees that they could eat unclean food, then Jesus would have been violating Jewish laws. And Scribes and Pharisees would have used this an evidence to destroy Lord Jesus Christ. We know that Pontius Pilate couldn't find a single mistake of Jesus Christ. Not only that, Jesus Christ points out the prophesy by Isaiah as an example in the same chapter (Matthew 15:7-8). This is the same Isaiah the prophet who says this "They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD." This is from Isaiah Chapter 66: 17 (KJV).
Here is the link to Isaiah 66:17 - <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+66%3A17-19&version=KJV">http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?se ... ersion=KJV</a><!-- m -->
Rafa, I want to explain more. But the post is getting too long. if you have any questions, then you can ask me. I will try my best in answering the questions.
Rafa, I will explain this for you.
St. Mark was under the impression that there was only one Sabbath. So he thought the crucifixion was on a Friday.
But Saint Luke and Saint John point out that there were 2 Sabbaths. I want to point out a mistranslation that was corrected by Paul Younan through his Great Interlinear Translation of Aramaic Peshitta. This mistranslation may have been one of major reasons why Friday became the day of Crucifixion.
(From King James Version)
Luke 24:18 - 21 "One of them, named Cleopas, asked him, "Are you only a visitor to Jerusalem and do not know the things that have happened there in these days?" "What things?" he asked. "About Jesus of Nazareth," they replied. "He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people. The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him; but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place."
In King James Version, we see that "It is the "third day" since all this took place.
(From Paul Younan's Interlinear Translation)
Luke 24:18 - 21 "And one of them answered whose name was Qalyopa, and said to him, "You indeed are only a stranger from Urishlim that you do not know what has happened in it in these days. He said to them, What? They told him about Yeshua, he who was from Nasrath, a man who was a prophet and mighty he was in word and in deed before God and before all of the people. And the chief priests and elders delivered him to a judgement of death and crucified him. And we were hoping that he was about to save Israel. And behold, three days [have passed] since all these things happened."
In Paul Interlinear Translation, it says "And behold, three days have passed since all these things happened."
This conversation happened on a Sunday. "Three days (Thursday, Friday, Saturday) have passed since all these things happened."
St. Luke doesn't point out the importance of First Sabbath. St. John points out that First Sabbath was a High Sabbath. Second Sabbath was a regular Sabbath which is Saturday.
First Sabbath started at Wednesday 6pm which is beginning of Thursday. Jesus Christ was buried right before beginning of High Sabbath. That means Jesus was buried at the end of Wednesday.
Wednesday 6pm to Thursday 6pm - High Sabbath (1 night and 1 day)
Thursday 6pm to Friday 6pm - Women prepared the spices and ointments (Luke 23:56) (1 night and 1 day)
Friday 6pm to Saturday 6pm - Regular Sabbath (1 night and 1 day) They rested Sabbath day according to the commandment. This was after they prepared the spices (Luke 23:56).
Since Jesus Christ was buried at the end of Wednesday, He rose at the end of Saturday. That means right before the beginning of Sunday (Saturday 6pm).
John 6:40 (Murdock Translation) - "For this is the pleasure of my Father, that every one who seeth the Son, and believeth on him, should have life eternal; and I will raise him up at the last day." As you know, Saturday is the seventh and last day of the week. So its possible that Jesus was referring to Saturday.
Rafa, I want to explain more. But the post is getting long. So I am entering into the next subject about the issue of diet. I will start with your view point.
"It is not what enters into the mouth that defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man." - Matthew 15:11
Like you mentioned, the issue of diet isn't considered a fundamental dogma of the faith by any Apostolic Church because of this verse.
Now here is my explanation. Jesus Christ was actually talking to Scribes and Pharisees that Laws are more important than their tradition. The problem was that Scribes and Pharisees favored their tradition over Laws given to them by God. We know that Jesus Christ was a Jew. If Jesus was "actually" saying to Scribes and Pharisees that they could eat unclean food, then Jesus would have been violating Jewish laws. And Scribes and Pharisees would have used this an evidence to destroy Lord Jesus Christ. We know that Pontius Pilate couldn't find a single mistake of Jesus Christ. Not only that, Jesus Christ points out the prophesy by Isaiah as an example in the same chapter (Matthew 15:7-8). This is the same Isaiah the prophet who says this "They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD." This is from Isaiah Chapter 66: 17 (KJV).
Here is the link to Isaiah 66:17 - <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+66%3A17-19&version=KJV">http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?se ... ersion=KJV</a><!-- m -->
Rafa, I want to explain more. But the post is getting too long. if you have any questions, then you can ask me. I will try my best in answering the questions.