Everyone who has studied the topic of the Crucifixion has heard that Christ was crucified on a Friday. I'm not disputing that as I don't have enough information to dispute it.
However, the often accepted date is Friday April 3rd of 33 AD (Juilian).
The problem with that date is that Friday of April 3rd is NOT the 14th day of the month per true reckoning of the Lunar month.
That day would actually be the 15th day of the Month if that Lunar month is regarded as the first month of the year.
Although many calendars will reference that Friday (Apr 3rd , 33AD) as the 14th of Nissan, it is in error.
Consider the following:
A Biblical Jewish day began when Night came and ended with the Evening hours completed. So we have:
Night - Morning - Day - Evening
Now they observed the days per a Lunar Calendar. The moon has its morning (beginning) when the sun has set. This means the sign of the moon that rises with the oncoming Night is the indicator of the beginning of the RESPECTIVE Day of the Month.
The first SLIVER of Light that the month incurred BEGAN the night of 3/20/33. That was the commencement of the 2nd Day of the Month and the 1st day of the week. Now consider that the Passover is actually on the 14th day of the Month and you will find that the 14th day actually begins the night of 4/1.
This means if Passover occurred that month - it would have been on the Day of 4/2 which is a Thursday and not a Friday crucifixion.
This is WHY KNOWING when a Day begins and ends is very important to getting it right.
However, the often accepted date is Friday April 3rd of 33 AD (Juilian).
The problem with that date is that Friday of April 3rd is NOT the 14th day of the month per true reckoning of the Lunar month.
That day would actually be the 15th day of the Month if that Lunar month is regarded as the first month of the year.
Although many calendars will reference that Friday (Apr 3rd , 33AD) as the 14th of Nissan, it is in error.
Consider the following:
A Biblical Jewish day began when Night came and ended with the Evening hours completed. So we have:
Night - Morning - Day - Evening
Now they observed the days per a Lunar Calendar. The moon has its morning (beginning) when the sun has set. This means the sign of the moon that rises with the oncoming Night is the indicator of the beginning of the RESPECTIVE Day of the Month.
The first SLIVER of Light that the month incurred BEGAN the night of 3/20/33. That was the commencement of the 2nd Day of the Month and the 1st day of the week. Now consider that the Passover is actually on the 14th day of the Month and you will find that the 14th day actually begins the night of 4/1.
This means if Passover occurred that month - it would have been on the Day of 4/2 which is a Thursday and not a Friday crucifixion.
This is WHY KNOWING when a Day begins and ends is very important to getting it right.