Colin Humphreys and W. G. Waddington of Oxford University considered the possibility that a lunar, rather than solar, eclipse might have taken place. They concluded that such an eclipse would have been visible, for thirty minutes, from Jerusalem and suggested the gospel reference to a solar eclipse was the result of a scribe wrongly amending a text. Historian David Henige dismisses this explanation as 'indefensible' and astronomer Bradley Schaefer points out that the lunar eclipse would not have been visible during daylight hours. COUNT 5
QSN1 What is recently considered the type of eclipse that occurred? ANS1 lunar QSN2 How long would a lunar eclipse be visible? ANS2 thirty minutes QSN3 What person possibly made a mistake while copying text? ANS3 a scribe wrongly amending a text QSN4 Which historian says this opinion is indefensible? ANS4 David Henige QSN5 What inconsistency would be found in this explanation? ANS5 the lunar eclipse would not have been visible during daylight hours