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Some
Christian churches teach that Christ was entombed on a Wednesday
afternoon and that He resurrected exactly 72 hours later on a
Saturday afternoon. These churches view a full three days and three
nights entombment of Christ as the messianic sign par excellence
given by Jesus.
In The Time of the Crucifixion and the
Resurrection, Dr. Samuele Bacchiocchi thoroughly examines
the crucial texts used in support of the Wednesday crucifixion
dating. The book offers compelling Biblical and historical evidences
which clearly refute the Wednesday-crucifixion and
Saturday-resurrection dating.
The aim of the book is to help Wednesday
crucifixionists to recognize the weaknesses of their interpretation
of key Biblical passages and to accept the trust worthiness of the
traditional chronology of the Friday-crucifixion and
Sunday-resurrection.
This new edition includes five chapters
dealing with the following related topics: the reckoning of the day
in Bible times, the reckoning of the Sabbath today, the meaning of
Christ’s death, the heavenly ministry of Christ, and the
sabbatical typologies of Messianic redemption in the Old Testament.
Special attention is given to the heavenly phase of Christ’s
redemptive ministry and its relevance for Christians today. |
