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From: Vinny Samarco <[log in to unmask]>

> I have often wondered why the historic church ever came up with the idea
> Jesus was crucified on Friday and raised on Sunday.
> Didn't Jesus say that as Jonah was three days and nights in the earth, (my
> paraphrase) so the son of man should be three days hand nights.
> I can't find the exact scripture. But if that were so, Jesus would have to
> had to have died Wednesday or Thursday. This is not really important, but
> it is interesting to see where the traditional church got that from.
> Vinny