The Timing of the Passover

Wednesday

The Day of Preparation

Luke 23:54.

Mark 15:42.

John 19:31.

Thursday

The Day of Unleavened Bread

John 19:31.

Leviticus 23:4-7.

Follows The Day of Preparation

Matthew 27:62.

The Last Supper

Matthew 26:20-28.

Jesus Arrested and brought to high priest

Matthew 26:47-57.

Jesus crucified at 9am

Mark 15:25.

Jesus dies at around 3pm

Matthew 27:46-50.

Jesus body placed in the tomb

Matthew 27:57.

Friday

8. The Women purchased and prepared spices for anointing Jesus’ body after the high sabbath

Mark 16:1.

9. and before the weekly sabbath

Luke 23:56.

Exodus 20:8-11.

Sunday

10. Jesus rose on the 7th day. exactly 3 days and 3 nights in the tomb

Matthew 28:1-6.

Mark 16:2-6.

Luke 24:2-3.

John 20:1.

11. The women brought the spices while it was still dark

John 20:1.

Luke 24:1.

12. but Jesus was already risen (See 10)

13. Sunday, also the Feast of Weeks, overlaps with Unleavened Bread.

Numbers 28:26.

14. He did not want to be touched as he was to present himself as first fruits wave sheaf offering to the Father

John 20:17.

1 Cor. 15:20.

Potential problems with this view

Mark 14:12.

Luke 22:7-20.