The Narrow Path Ministries

Homer, re: "I am unsure of what you are after." I'm looking for some writing from the first century or before that shows a phrase stating a specific number of days as well as a specific number of nights when it absolutely couldn't have included at least a part of each one of the specific number of d...

steve, Thanks for the link, but I don't see where it gives an actual example that shows a period of time which was stated to contain a specifix number of day times and/or a specific number of night times that positively couldn't have included at least a part of each one of the day times and at least...

Homer, re: "Do you see Esther's case as any different than the 'three days and nights' of the resurrection story?" Yes. Esther says" three [calendar] days, night or day" and not "three days [light periods] and three nights [dark periods]" But even if the two phrases mean the same thing, there is not...

Paidion,

re: "I don't have an answer to that..."

OK, maybe someone new looking in will know of some writing.

Whenever the three days and three nights of Matthew 12:40 is brought up in a “discussion” with 6th day crucifixion proponents, they frequently argue that it is a Jewish idiom for counting any part of a day as a whole day. I wonder if anyone has documentation that shows that a phrase stating a specif...