The thief on the cross: The rule or the exception?

[Thief]

I like Ted Armstrong's explanation better.
It makes better sense than trying to squeeze all of three days and nights into a Gregorian calendar weekend.

 

[Heathen Hammer]

The Hebrew days began at Sunset.
Jesus died on Friday afternoon and their Sabbath [Saturday] would began at Sundown.

Friday afternoon was called Preparation because people prepared meals that can not wait until after the Sabbath [Saturday].

That particular Sabbath was not just a regular Sabbath [7th day of the week] but was called a 'double Sabbath' because that particular Sabbath fell on the first day of the 7-day Festival of Unfermented Cakes.

The day after Jesus death on Friday was a Saturday.
Early Sunday morning the tomb is found empty.

Counting his death happening on Friday is part of that one day.
Jesus being dead on Saturday is a whole day dead.
Jesus being resurrected on Sunday is the third day.

Ahhh, Saturday begins Friday at sundown? And he died before sundown.... Then to sundown Saturday makes it Sunday. Rise later on Sunday morning well before sundown. OK, that makes sense now! t/y