"For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth."
The common belief among Christians is that Jesus was crucified on Friday and rose on Sunday. But as Jack Kelly points out, "There isn’t any way you can put three days and three nights between Friday afternoon and Sunday morning."
I read Jack Kelly's article on this controversy two years ago, and conveniently, he posted it today on his website. It's rather brief, and I found it very helpful and convincing. In summary, he argues that Jesus was crucified on Thursday, which was Passover. The next day was a Sabbath, but not a typical Sabbath. It was the first day of the Feast of Unleavened bread, and that year, it was a Friday. In the Jewish system, a new day began at sundown, and Jesus was actually laid in the tomb before sundown on Passover day. Therefore, he was in the tomb on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday day, and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night. He arose before sunrise on Sunday morning, and therefore was not in the tomb at all during Sunday day.
You can read the whole article here if you're interested. I'd definately reccomend it.
I'd be interested if anyone has heard this take before, and if anyone is aware of any problems in his logic or his argument. His is the only article I've read staking this claim, although I'm sure there are others.
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