Yeah, this is bullshit. The reckoning at the time was that the day ended at sundown. Sundown on Friday, then Saturday, then risen on the third day, which is Sunday. Not three full 24 hour cycles, but two sundowns and then arisen on the third day.
Yeah, this is bullshit. The reckoning at the time was that the day ended at sundown. Sundown on Friday, then Saturday, then risen on the third day, which is Sunday. Not three full 24 hour cycles, but two sundowns and then arisen *on* the third day.
40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. Matthew 12 KJV
40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Matthew 12 KJV
[Figurative speech is figurative and different cultures are different.](https://www.ncregister.com/blog/three-days-and-three-nights)
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