tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post7310189334873192153..comments2024-03-29T04:31:15.219-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: Dates and times estimated...Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-45150756823119972942012-04-10T19:39:09.216-05:002012-04-10T19:39:09.216-05:00Actually, it would have been March 23 according to...Actually, it would have been March 23 according to the Julian Calendar which is proclaimed in the Synaxarion of the Orthodox Churches on every Great and Holy Friday.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06200319733737651773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-40397947663249682092012-04-10T12:11:50.540-05:002012-04-10T12:11:50.540-05:00Fr. Peters,
Paul Maier recently mentioned Phlegon...Fr. Peters,<br /><br />Paul Maier recently mentioned Phlegon in explaining th darkness of crucifixion day. Of course, he didn't go to the extent this man did.<br /><br />It is interesting, however when the ancient historians (and hostile witnesses) tend to confirm Truth.<br /><br />I don't want a natural explanation of miraculous events, but when history tends to confirm that they took place, then, I'll take it.Janis Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02947508427040251166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-40254308705940311662012-04-10T08:54:16.838-05:002012-04-10T08:54:16.838-05:00It should also be noted, by the way, that the pass...It should also be noted, by the way, that the passover lamb was not considered a sin offering or a guilt offering and there would have been no real significance to Christ dying while the passover lambs were offered (which, by the way, actually would have started at 1:30 if passover fell on a Friday and gone on for several hours). However, the lamb of the evening sacrifice WAS considered a sin offering.<br /><br />The significance of the passover lamb was not that it was a sin offering but that it formed part of the meal......hmmmm.....like Christ is present in Communion maybe? The significance of Christ, the passover Lamb, forming the meal of communion is lost if the passover lambs were killed on Friday rather than Thursday (prior to the last supper).Rev. Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-54182137097679074452012-04-10T08:45:43.762-05:002012-04-10T08:45:43.762-05:00ack - how did i type email for meal? Guess Christ...ack - how did i type email for meal? Guess Christ was way ahead of his time. I doubt he delivered his Passover discourse electronically.Rev. Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-43970395674460103692012-04-10T08:43:40.981-05:002012-04-10T08:43:40.981-05:00Well, he's really reaching
The letter of Pont...Well, he's really reaching<br /><br />The letter of Pontius Pilate is generally considered to be pseudepigraphal and with the number of changes to both the Hebrew calendar and the Western calendar (neither of which even existed in their modern from in the 1st century ad) it is impossible to place any date on a specific day of the week accurately.<br /><br />Most telling, however, is that the Pharisees would have been defiled and unable to eat the feast had they entered Pialte's house. This would not have applied to the Passover feast as it began after sundown and the period of defilement would have been over. It would, however, be correct for the feast of the 2nd day of Passover week which was eaten during the day. <br /><br />If Christ's death occurred at 3:00 on the afternoon following the Passover email, then, at the moment of Christ's death, the lamb of the evening sacrifice would be lying dead (having been slain at 2:30) in preparation for being put on the altar (at 3:30)<br /><br />Christ's death, the earth quake and the tearing of the curtain would have happened during the evening service of sacrifice within an hour or so of the offering of incense and the time of prayer. While that service was being conducted individual sacrifices in the temple would be stopped. The earthquake and tearing of the curtain would all have happened during the evening sacrifice. (kind of interesting when you compare to Rev. 5-8 where the lamb appears in the midst of the elders looking as if He has been slain and, on the opening of the last seal there is silence in heaven, the prayers of the saint and an earthquake)<br /><br />So we begin the Gospel account with the announcement of the pending birth of John the baptist during the offering of the morning incense at the morning sacrifice and Christ dies while the lamb lies dead in preparation for the evening sacrifice and not long prior to the offering of the incense at evening prayer)Rev. Mattnoreply@blogger.com