Why do Christians believe Jesus died on a Friday and rose on a Sunday? When this is not in the Bible?

Although you already have much of the same information here, see my link below if you would like to know more, but in a nutshell the reason is because when "Easter" was created by the Church circa the fourth century A.D., it was done it direct violation that the people of God SEPARATE themselves from the world (2 Corinthians 6:14-18). Instead, the Church in ITS wisdom (rejecting GOD'S - whom it claimed to serve) decided to try to integrate the world into it.

When you compromise your beliefs for the sake of those with whom you are at odds, something from "your side" has to give. In this case, what "gave" was the actual meaning of the Bible (that it was three days and three nights that Jesus was to be buried), and the Church got around this by "interpreting" that to mean that it was only PARTS of three days and three nights that Jesus REALLY meant.

Good Friday and Easter Sunday are the result of the Church's compromise with the world in the fourth century A.D.

But they are NOT Biblical.

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Here's an interesting tidbit for you:

The passage that the Church uses to say that Jesus must have arisen on a Sunday comes from Mark 16:9.

But as you can see if you will click on the second link, and the same as EVERY Bible I have ever seen, verses 9-20 of Mark 16 WERE NOT a part of the original manuscripts of this Gospel.

In other words: These verses were ADDED by someone at a date that was later from when the Gospel itself was written.

Probably, they were added by someone who wanted there to be a "Biblical" reason for Easter Sunday.

Remember that, too, whenever someone quotes something to you from Mark 16:9-20 in an attempt to "Biblically prove" something.

P.S. to imrod: Ah, but you CAN calculate it precisely.

Perhaps you might benefit from clicking on the links, because what you say is just another compromise on the part of believers ("led," as it were, by their Church).

And you will never get them to realize the "what's important" intangible part of what you say until you can convince them of the PRACTICALITY of what you say.

Bravo Billy you are so correct!

But, it is not the 'Christians' that believe and teach that Yeshua died on a Friday and rose on a Sunday, but the Roman Catholic church that is not the same thing.

It is important also to note that Yeshua that the Roman church teaches of is not the Yeshua of Scripture. Because the RCC teaches that Yeshua did not stay in the tomb for three full days and three full nights.

But, the only proof that Yeshua said He would give that He was the awaited Messiah was that of the prophet Jonah (Matthew 12:39). Jonah was in the belly of the big fish for three full nights and three full days - Friday evening to before the sun rose on Sunday is not three full days and nights.

Since the living God's days begin with the evening and we can see by Scripture that Yeshua was removed from the stake/cross before the beginning of the Sabbath (as you pointed out in your question) making it three full days and three full nights that the Messiah was entombed.

Wed evening - Thur evening - day 1

Thur evening - Fri evening - day 2

Fri evening - Sat evening - day 3 - rose on the end of the 7th day Sabbath proving that Yeshua was truly the "Master of the Sabbath" (Matthew 12:8; Mark 2:28; Luke 6:5).

Three full days and three full nights.

Continue to Be Blessed:-)

I agree with your days, the only thing is that it was not a passover meal on the Tuesday as they would have done that on 14 Nissan which was the Wednesday & they had a last meal with Y'shua

on Tuesday. The evening of the 15th they would have eaten the passover meal with unleavened bread.

The way I see it some of the people could not keep the Passover & would have had to keep it a month later, like Nicodemus & Joseph of Aramathea. Numbers 9:6-12

Friday: The high-day Sabbath now past, the women bought and prepared spices for anointing Jesus' body before resting on the weekly Sabbath day, which began at Friday sunset (Mark 16:1; Luke 23:56).

Where do they get the first day was Tuesday? I'm looking for it now, thought you might know already.

http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/1999/9903chap.asp

The Jews reckoned the day as beginning at sunset, which is why we read the phrase "evening and morning" in the Bible rather than the more modern phrase "day and night." To the Jewish readers of Scripture the new day began at sunset.

When Scripture indicates that Jesus rose on the first day of the week, therefore, it means that he rose on the day that began at sunset on Saturday and lasted until sunset on Sunday. Since we are told his tomb was found empty "after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week" (Matt. 28:1), he must have risen between sunset Saturday and dawn Sunday. Whether this was before or after midnight Scripture does not say. He might have risen either Saturday night or Sunday morning before dawn, though, for purposes of determining when he was crucified, it doesn’t matter.

In the Bible, parts of time units were frequently counted as wholes. Thus a king might be said to have reigned for two years, even if he reigned for only fourteen months. In the same way, a day and a night does not mean a period of twenty-four hours. It can refer to any portion of a day coupled with any portion of a night. The expression "three days and three nights" could be used as simply a slightly hyperbolic way of referring to "three days."

The death of Jesus Christ took place in the spring, on the Passover Day, Nisan (or Abib) 14, according to the Jewish calendar. (Mt 26:2; Joh 13:1-3; Ex 12:1-6; 13:4)

That year the Passover occurred on the sixth day of the week (counted by the Jews as from sundown on Thursday to sundown on Friday).

This is evident from John 19:31, which shows that the following day was “a great” sabbath. The day after Passover was always a sabbath, no matter on what day of the week it came. (Le 23:5-7)

But when this special Sabbath coincided with the regular Sabbath (the seventh day of the week), it became “a great one.” So Jesus’ death took place on Friday, Nisan 14, by about 3:00 p.m.—Lu 23:44-46.

EDIT: AND I CAN GUARENTEE THAT THE THUMBS DOWN CAME WITH NO EFFORT TO CHECK THE SCRIPTURAL EVIDENCE!!!

Please dont reject the evidence when it comes from the Bible. The comments are easily checked. You are rejecting the facts provided by God, not my opinion

You are causing confusion, Billy:

On the First Day walk to Emmaus, the disciples said, as recorded in Luke: 24:21

"But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the THIRD day since these things were done."

Jesus is called our First Fruit and that event was kept on the 'DAY AFTER THE SABBATH"

So, if Jesus was resurrected on Sunday, and any time during that 24-hour period would suffice, so what is the argument about?

Ben Yeshua.

Luke 23:54 says the crucifixion happened on the preparation day and the Sabbath drew on. Luke 24:1 says Jesus rose the first day of the week. This is according to the Jewish/Roman calendar. The first day was Sunday. The preparation day for observant Jews is Friday. There is not a preparation day before a feast.

Another problem with your theory is that in the Middle East, you can't leave a body unrefrigerated for 72 hours before you prepare it for burial. Assuming there was any flesh left, you wouldn't be able to get near the body. In that kind of case they would make sure the body was buried before the feast.

You must take into consideration that a Jewish day is not the same as the modern 24-hr day - midnight to midnight. The Jewish day was from sunset to sunset, so he died on the ninth hour (3:00 pm) Nisan 14 (on or near the day of the full moon).

An eclipse occured Friday, April 3, 33 C.E. (Julian calendar) or Friday, April 1, 33 C.E. (Gregorian calendar) so Nisan 14 was about Thursday-Friday March 31, - April 1, 33 C.E. (Gregorian).

He expired at about 3:00 p.m. and was raised up on Sunday, Nisan 16, 33 C.E. I don't really see why this is so difficult to explain or accept.

Ok my question: You ready for it. Does it matter? I am not so sure my salvation depends on my not being confused about this issue. I thought the whole point of the cross was so that the plan of salvation was fulfilled! I for one am glad that the God I serve took the time and chance to die for my sins. That means my ticket to heaven has been paid. So I just want to say that the focus here is on the soon return of my Lord and savior. So having said that I disagree with the whole easter celebration and instead think that what is to celebrate is that the plan of salvation has been full filled. My sins and yours and those of this world have been paid in full.

persecution began on wednesday and died on Friday and rose on Sunday. Saturday the 7th day was the Sabbath of the Lord, which Christ and his disciples kept holy, even while resting in the tomb.

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