Concerning the issue on number of Passovers which could have been, and what Day Jesus may have risen.
Lets look at the passages we have been discussing.
Matt 28 Now
after the Sabbath, as the
first day of
the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.
Mark 16: 16 Now
when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary
the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him. 2
Very early in the morning, on the
first day of the
week, they
came to the tomb when the sun had risen.
Luke 24: 1 Now on the
first day of the
week,
very early in the morning, they, [
a]and certain
other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared.
Only the Luke account can the word translated week (
sabbaton - gk) Not be known in context if it is early on Saturday (sabbath day) or early on first of the week (Week of 7 days). The other two accounts clearly state. that the sabbath had been completed first (sabbath day) and it was then on the morning of the 1st of the sabbath (week of 7 days) that they came which could only be trnaslated as Sunday morning (in Mark, the sun had risen)
lets continue, we have two possibilities
1. If the "special sabbath" was on Thursday and he was crucified then, They would have went Sunday morning (after Passover)
2. If He died on Friday, as is generally accepted, Then They still went on Sunday morning. (after Passover)
The way the passage is written, There is no allowance for this to be Saturday morning. Plus we have days of the buried issue (As Jonah was
The Passover had passed, and the next sunrise had begun. This can only be Sunday morning no matter what (unless we pick Friday morning was when she went, which would have been the morning after He died.