Three Days and Three Nights: Reassessing Jesus’s Entombment

Title

Three Days and Three Nights: Reassessing Jesus’s Entombment

Publication Type

Journal Article

Year of Publication

2007

Authors

Journal

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Pagination

56-63, 86

Volume

17

Issue

1

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Bibliographic Citation

Abstract

The Bible does not explicitly state on which day of the week the Savior was crucified, and the passages describing the length of time he spent in the tomb can be interpreted in multiple ways. Depending on how days were measured and on what Sabbath the day of preparation preceded—whether the weekly Sabbath or the Passover Sabbath—the crucifixion could plausibly have occurred on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday. The Bible and history have not been able to determine on which day of the week the crucifixion occurred, but the Book of Mormon gives additional information to establish the day. Based on a comparison of the passages in the two texts and an examination of time differences between the two hemispheres, Thursday appears to be the most plausible solution.

Resurrection
Atonement
Jesus Christ
New Testament
Crucifixion

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