DIE UUR VAN DIE KRUISIGING EN DAGREKENING IN DIE ANTIEKE

  • J P Louw University of Pretoria
Keywords: Jesus, Crucifixion, Mark 15, Johannes 19, Hour of crucifixion

Abstract

The discrepancy between the hour of the day when Jesus was crucified, as reported in Mk 15:25 and Jn 19:14, led to many suggested solutions – one of which argued for a Roman (Mark) and Greek (John) system of counting the hours of the day. Though very attractive and quite popular as a harmonizing device, there is no evidence whatsoever for a distinction. All the data from ancient Greek and Latin texts substantiate a single unified system of counting the hours of the day from sunrise to sunset. However, the Roman legal calendar did differ from that of the Greeks and other ancient peoples
Published
2020-08-19
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