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I think I'll take the word of the New Testament writers that Jesus was crucified on Passover.
Matthew 26:2 "You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man is to be handed over for crucifixion."
As for the year in which Jesus was crucified, the most popular view among scholars is A.D. 30, with the next popular view being A.D. 33.
And a LUNAR eclipse would not cause the day to darken. Besides that, if you'll notice, you put the time for the lunar eclipse at 8 PM TO 11:30 PM which is at night. Jesus was crucified during the day and had been taken off the cross while it was still daylight.
As for a solar eclipse, Jesus was crucified on Passover, making a solar eclipse impossible.
As for the day, whether it was Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday, the Bible doesn't say, and it really doesn't matter. Opinions exist for each of those days.
Jesus was arrested, tried, and crucified on Nissan 14 which was Passover day. When the sun set on Nissan 13, it became Nissan 14, Jesus ate the Passover meal early with His disciples and then went to the Garden of Gethsemane where He was arrested. He was tried during the night, and then when morning came around He was crucifed. This all took place on Passover.
From 8 pm till 11:30 pm (june 14 of 29 AD) a total lunar eclipse came over all the land.
When the eclipse ended Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?”
(which means “My God, my God, why did you forsake me?”)
From 8 pm till 11:30 pm (june 14 of 29 AD) a total lunar eclipse came over all the land.
When the eclipse ended Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?”
(which means “My God, my God, why did you forsake me?”)
Granpa, Jesus was crucified during the day. He was taken off of the cross at around 3:00 PM.
It was at the ninth hour (3:00 PM) that Jesus cried out with a loud voice, ''My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me.''(Matthew 27:46) He then died (Matthew 27:50). This occurred during the day.
You have Jesus being crucified at night - 8 PM until 11:30 PM.
I would like to offer you a little insight. Check the Talmud, Sanhedrin 43a. There it delves into some of the characteristics the Sanhedrin believed they charged Jesus (Yeshu) with, including when they hung him up, i.e. Passover.
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