Was Jesus Buried for Three Days and Three Nights?
Twenty times the New Testament tells us that Jesus will be raised on “the third day,” six times in Matthew’s gospel alone (Matt. 16:21; 17:23; 20:19; 26:61; 27:40; 27:64). This is confirmed outside the gospels (Acts 10:40; 1 Cor. 15:4). Only once do we read the following: “For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, so shall the Son of [...]