` == Day of Jesus' Death == I just added a small section in the Chronology area about the day on which Jesus died (Wednesday as opposed to Friday).  If you have any questions please leave a message on my  page notifying me.  Thanks!     :Here is the text of the paragraph in question: ::The day of the week on which Jesus died is also in question.  Historically Friday has been the accepted day, since the Gospels record the death as being the day before the Sabbath, which the Hebrews celebrated on Saturday.  However, the gospels also assert that Jesus was dead for three days and three nights, and was resurrected on the first day of the week, Sunday.  Jesus died right before Passover, and Passover was a special holiday that would have created a ``Special Sabbath`` on whatever day of the week it fell upon.  More modern examinations show that probably Jesus died on Wednesday and the Passover was a special Sabbath the day after. :There is not a single source for this paragraph. First of all, could you please cite your sources. Next, while possibly a valid POV, the idea that Jesus died on a Wednesday is not mainstream or ``probable``. We need to clarify who exactly holds this POV and how prevelent it is. Next, it seems a little wordy and could possibly be reduced to one sentence: However, a minority of scholars theorize that Jesus was crucified on a Wednesday because the claim in the Gospels that Jesus died before the Sabbath could be referencing a so-called ``Special Sabbath`` of the Passover feast .-   :Re:  I agree. In my understanding (reading books of scholars, which I will not list here) the fact that Jesus died on a Friday is mostly accepted. What is open whether this was Nisan 14 o 15, as discussed recently. Precisely which verses state that he was dead for 3 days and nights? About the special sabbath: I am confused: usually if, Nisan 15, the first day of Pessach/Passover falls on a Sabbath, this Sabbath is called great Sabbath. (well more or less).   ::I don't believe the gospels say he was dead for 3 days and nights when giving a strict account; they might make a comparison between Jesus and Jonah, who was in the belly of a fish for 3 days and nights, or something close to that. The gospels do say that Jesus rose on the ``third day.`` If we count Friday as day 1, Saturday as day 2, that makes Sunday day 3, or the third day. I think someone would have to decide to give extra weight to the allusions to Jonah, and less to the ``rose on the third day`` accounts (and predictions) in the gospels, to come up with Jesus being dead for three days and nights.   :::Indeed, and most Christians believe that Jesus died on Friday afternoon and rose on early Sunday morning. That's actually less than 48 hours.     ::::Matthew 12:40 says ``for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.``  This seems to be another instance of Matthew shoe-horning old testament prophecies to prophesy Jesus.  In other parts of his own gospel, I believe that Matthew indicates (like Mark, his source for the Passion Narrative) that Jesus died on Friday.  At any rate, Wednesday wouldn't be three nights - it'd be at least four nights - Wednesday night, Thursday night, Friday night, Saturday night.  Thursday would presumably be the way to get to three days and three nights.  `