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Bobyoungbalt explains: with the assertion that Christ rose from the dead on the third day [after he died]; couldn't figure how you got 3 days from p.m. Friday to early a.m. Sunday. The answer is that in ancient times they counted Friday (1), Saturday (2), Sunday (3).
Yeah, I had to work that one through when I was a kid, and decided they just couldn't count ... they certainly liked to keep you hanging around back in ancient times, didn't they?
Still, I'd like Dr Who's Tardis myself on this one, given someone else's assertion in another thread that all history is myth until proven ...
The idiot also known as Capfka ...
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