[B-Greek] John 20:26

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Mon Jun 19 13:27:17 EDT 2006


From: "Michael Smitten" <michael.smitten at virgin.net>
Date: June 19, 2006 1:16:48 PM EDT
To: <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: John 20:26


Greetings.

Something has been puzzling me for sometime and it is that almost to  
a man biblical commentators are saying that the "after eight days" in  
John 20:26 means a week later. I know the French have their huit  
jours for a holiday, but that is going on say Saturday and coming  
back on Saturday. But the second Saturday is not eight days later,  
only seven. Anyway, any logical answers, please?

Percussim
(Michael Smitten)
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Like the French reckoning to which you refer (so also German "heute  
in acht Tagen" means "a week from today"), ancient time-reckoning by  
days is INCLUSIVE. So when Jesus is said to have been crucified and  
died on Friday and risen "on the third day," the third day is Sunday.

Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
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