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The point is that historically speaking, important facts have been kept secret from people would would have gained a benefit from the knowledge.

No, that's not an assumption that I am making.

The Manhattan Project involved over 100,000 people, and the secret didn't get out in time to help the Japanese.

For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner? Romans 3:7

But according to Pauline Christianity it is: Acts 26 15 And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. 16 But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast...

Hi Patrick, Your argument is a false equivalence. In the three texts relating to the sign of Jonah it's unlikely that the meaning of the sign would not be recorded by a witness. The meaning of the sign as given by the speaker isn't a detail that might not be observed like a number plate on a...

"Point of reference before we spin ourselves endlessly on the topic. Jesus' prophecy specifically stated the Son of man would spend three days in the heart of the earth." The point is that your timeline isn't consistent with Luke's testimony. In two cases out of three the sign of Jonah doesn't...

In your timeline the sabbath of passover is followed by the weekly sabbath. In my timeline the two sabbaths are on the same day. For your timeline, Saturday, (starting on Friday at sundown) is the weekly sabbath, and likewise Sunday was when the empty tomb was discovered. Friday would have been...

Yes, but you're not bringing anything new to the table that's relevant to the point that Luke started counting days on the day before the first sabbath of your timeline. You said: "As I reiterated before the days were reckoned as in Genesis, as evening first, morning", but this doesn't affect...

Your timeline is obviously relevant to your argument, but I haven't seen you make any point that would overcome your problem with Luke's testimony of the discovery of the empty tomb at around dawn on the third day. IOW Crucifixion on the first day, and then two sabbaths for your timeline mean...

Hi Patrick, I don't see how your last two posts are relevant to your timeline.

Hi Patrick, The verse I posted from Luke 24:20 show that Luke is talking about the crucified man being delivered earlier in the day, so counting the first day isn't about arguing over a few minutes. Christians typically confuse that with believing what Paul had to say about Jesus.

Do you agree that the high sabbath was on the same day as the weekly sabbath?

That doesn't work for your timeline. Luke starts counting days with the crucifixion, not the sabbath. Day 1 is the day of preparation for the sabbath, not the sabbath itself. Luke 24 20 And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him. 21...

This doesn't work with Luke, since the empty tomb was found on the first day of the week, which would mean You can't unless you throw out Luke. Days were counted inclusively, meaning that on morning of the the third day only one full day and two full nights would have passed since the body was...

If the high Sabbath was on the day after the weekly Sabbath the work on Sunday morning would be forbidden for the same reason as the previous day. I'd guess that it simply wasn't culturally acceptable for women to be in a tomb with a corpse at night. The text relating to the sign of Jonah is...

Of course this simply mirrors reality, in than a young maiden is typically a virgin. The distinction between almah and bethewlah is more apparent when you consider verses in which virginity is the central issue. The point here is that Isaiah 7:14 is only part of a larger prophecy, when seen in...

The word sacrifice is in italics, indicating that it was added by the translators. The Hebrew word that is tranlated as daily is tamiyd, which means continual. While there are references to continual sacrifices, there is also reference to keeping the law continually, consistent with the key of...

When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand) Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: Matthew 24:15-16 For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall...

The word translated as 'decay' is shacath, which can refer to a sepulchre or grave.