Upon Which Day of the Week was Jesus Crucified? March 21, 2015 at 5:47am by David Ickes There have been scores of volumes written upon this very subject over the centuries concerning the exact timing of the death, burial, and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. The majority of these writings have been an argument for or against the idea of Christ being crucified on a Friday. Many have disputed the “Good Friday” teaching of the Roman Catholic Church because it is such a high profile or well known doctrine, and because it is a very simple teaching to disprove. Almost everyone, including non-Christians all over the world, are familiar with the fact that Jesus was supposed to be dead for three days and three nights before he would arise. Well, anyone with an elementary understanding of the scriptures and simple mathematics could demonstrate that it is not possible to be dead for three days and three nights if one were to die on a Friday and ris...
