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Jesus died on Good Friday at 3:00 pm. He raised (himself?) from the dead three days later.

So Good Friday 3:00 pm to Holy Saturday 3:00 pm is day 1. Holy Saturday 3:00 pm to Easter Sunday (3:00 pm) is day 2. Easter Sunday 3:00 pm to Easter Monday (3:00pm) is day 3.

Therefore when Mary Magalene went to the tomb on the first day of the week and found it empty she must have come on Monday, or Jesus was actually dead for 2 days if the first day of the week is Sunday.

Can anyone point out what is wrong with my thinking here?
 
has been answered many times before but here goes
Jews measured days from evening to evening
Evening Holy Thursday to Evening Good Friday–the first day, the entire sacrifice, Last Supper, Agony, Passion, Crucifixion and burial
evening friday to evening Saturday - second day in the tomb, day of waiting and mourning
evening Saturday to evening Sunday - the Third Day
the resurrection, appearances to Mary Magdelene and several disciples, road to Emmaus, appearance to apostles in the upper room.
this is why today the Church commemorates and celebrates this ONE saving event as the Easter Triduum, or “three day period”
 
OK, thanks PuzzleAnnie. I find the search features in this forum to be hard to use to find things. I am over-welmed with results - any tips on how to use them to find what I am looking for as opposed to posting the same question over and over again?

I recall hearing Scott Hahn say that he believes John was on a different calendar than the rest of the gospel authors, because there is between 3-5 trials going on, whipping an scourging, and travelling.

He says that with the calendar that John was on (the lunar calendar) there are more days between the Last Supper and Good Friday.

Can you comment on this.
 
sometimes the threads that pop up under your new thread link key words in your title, and you get lucky, and one or two are actually the ones you are looking for, but worth a look. play around with the advanced search function for awhile, it takes some getting used to but runs fabulous now.
 
hilarycotter said:
Jesus died on Good Friday at 3:00 pm. He raised (himself?) from the dead three days later.
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He was raised by the Father from the dead - & He rose from the dead. The NT contains both statements; they go together. How they are used, depends on the context.​

 
Great thanks Gottle of Geer. That’s one huge lisp you got going there.
 
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