Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
8/7/2019 REUTERS: Academic says Easter date can now be fixed
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/reuters-academic-says-easter-date-can-now-be-fixed 1/3
UK ROYAL WEDDING
Prince William and Kate Middleton
Images of the bride and groom to be. Slideshow
48 hours in London for the royal wedding
Royal Wedding to be streamed live online
Recent notable European royal weddings
Facts about Britain's Prince William
Facts about Kate Middleton
MOST POPULAR MOST SHARED
Schwarzenegger to star in proposed new"Terminator"
1.
12:21am IST
Sai Baba buried in state funeral, thousands grieve 2.27 Apr 2011
Apple to sell iPad 2 in India from April 29 3.27 Apr 2011
Top seed Nehwal suffers shock India Open exit 4.12:03am IST
Princess Diana's absence will be felt in Abbey 5.27 Apr 2011
LIFESTYLE SHOWCASE
Celebrity Tattoos
A look at celebrity ink -- from
Katy Perry to Megan Fox.
Slideshow
Tweet this
Share this
Link this
Digg
Related News
Witness: Studying atSt Andrews withBritain's royal coupleWed, Apr 13 2011
UPDATE 5-Marks &Spencer defies UKretail gloomWed, Apr 6 2011
Related Topics
Lifestyle »
PICTURES
Last Rites
Devotees including
politicians and celebrities
paid their last respects to
Sathya Sai Baba.
Slideshow
State elections in India
Sony's first tablet
Faces of 2G scam
The Royal guest list
Academic says Easter date can now befixed
By Nia Williams
LONDON | Mon Apr 18, 2011 6:57pm IST
(Reuters Life!) - The Last Supper took place on a
Wednesday -- a day earlier than thought -- and a
date for Easter can now be fixed, according to a
Cambridge University scientist aiming to solve one of
the Bible's most enduring contradictions.
Christians have marked Jesus' final meal on Maundy Thursday for
centuries but thanks to the rediscovery of an ancient Jewish calendar,
Professor Colin Humphreys suggests another interpretation.
"I was intrigued by Biblical stories of the final week of Jesus in which no one
can find any mention of Wednesday. It's called the missing day,"
Humphreys told Reuters. "But that seemed so unlikely: after all Jesus was a
very busy man."
His findings help explain a puzzling inconsistency between the Gospels of
Matthew, Mark and Luke, who said the Last Supper coincided with
Passover and John, who said the meal took place before the Jewish holy
day commemorating the Exodus from Egypt.
Humphreys' research suggests Jesus, and Matthew, Mark and Luke, were
using the Pre-Exilic Calendar, which dated from the time of Moses and
counted the first day of the new month from the end of the old lunar cycle,
while John was referring to the official Jewish calendar of the day.
"It was an extremely curious mistake for anyone to make because for Jewish people Passover was
such an important meal," said Humphreys, a metallurgist and materials scientist and a Christian.
ARTICLE
EDITION:
IN
Register Sign In
Search News & Quotes
Login or registerLatest fromMy Topics
Page 1 of 3Academic says Easter date can now be fixed | Reuters
4/28/2011http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/04/18/us-easter-date-idINTRE73H2KM20110418
8/7/2019 REUTERS: Academic says Easter date can now be fixed
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/reuters-academic-says-easter-date-can-now-be-fixed 2/3
Most Influential
Newsmakers join pop stars on
Time 100 list.
Full Article | Slideshow
Travel Picks
Top 10 places to get married
around the world.
Full Article
Get Caffeinated
No evidence that coffee ups
risk of high blood pressure.
Full Article
Life in Havana
A look inside Cuba's capital
city of Havana. Slideshow
Study on Stress
Audiologist least stressful job,
media dominate highest stressprofessions. Full Article
Inside Peru
An insider's look at the people
and places that define Peru.
Slideshow
LIFESTYLE
Tweet this Share this Link this Digg this Email Reprints
ADS BY GOOGLE What's This?
Youth Pastors
Create your free SkillPageGet Found by people who need you!
www.skillpages.com/Youth-Pastor
Christ-The hunger for Him
And the adoring of Him. EverythingHe can do for Man and Woman.
www.hallvworthington.com
Resurrection of Jesus
Did Jesus Rise From the Dead?Discover the Evidence From Scholars
Y-Jesus.com
Bible Devotional Email
Free Daily Email Bible DevotionalShort, Bible-focused. Subscribe now
WordatWork.org.uk/bible/devotional
"The contradictions have been known for a long time but not been talked about by the general
public very much. I am using science and the Bible hand in hand to solve this question and showing
the Gospels are actually agreeing, just using different calendars."
If the Passover meal and the Last Supper did take place on a Wednesday it would help explain how
the large number of events that the Gospels record between the Last Supper and the Crucifixion
were able to take place.
With the help of an astronomer, Humphreys reconstructed the Pre-Exilic calendar and placed
Passover in the year AD 33, widely accepted as the year of Jesus' crucifixion, on Wednesday April1.
That means if modern Christians wished to ascribe a date for Easter based on Humphreys'
calculations, which he has been mulling over since 1983, Easter Day would fall on the first Sunday
in April.
(Editing by Steve Addison)
Comments (0)
This discussion is now closed. We welcome comments on our articles for alimited period after their publication.
Berkshire says Sokol deceived,broke law
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Berkshire
Hathaway executive David Sokol deliberately
misled Warren Buffett when pitching an investment
to him, the company's board concluded in a
scathing report that may add fuel to a pending SEC
probe of Buffett's one-time heir apparent.
Tension brews over Rajaratnam trial phone replays
Apple to sell iPad 2 in India from April 29
Bernanke signals no rush to reverse stimulus
Samsung launches Galaxy S sequel, aims to sell 10 mln this yr
Reliance Industries could be penalised for gas shortfall - source
GE sees best profit outlook in a decade, execs say
Gold rallies to new record after Fed; silver bounces
» More Top News
Wipro net up, outlookdisappoints
India's No. 3 software services exporter
reported a 13.7 pct rise in quarterly profit, but
forecast muted growth for its mainstay IT
services business. Full Article
Patni Computer net inches up
Boeing profit tops expectations
BP Q1 profits fall as oil spill still weighs
No rush to change U.S. Fedpolicy
The Federal Reserve signals it is in no hurry
to scale back its support for U.S. recovery as
it cuts its forecast for economic growth in
2011. Full Article | Related Story
OPINION: Bernanke lowers the curtain
"Strong dollar in US, global interest"
HIGHLIGHTS: First Fed press conference
More fromReuters
Login or registerLatest fromMy Topics
Page 2 of 3Academic says Easter date can now be fixed | Reuters
4/28/2011http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/04/18/us-easter-date-idINTRE73H2KM20110418
8/7/2019 REUTERS: Academic says Easter date can now be fixed
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/reuters-academic-says-easter-date-can-now-be-fixed 3/3
Credit Suisse i-bank reports robust Q1
LG Electronics posts Q1 profit
COMPANY RESULTS
VOTE: Did Ben Bernanke deliver?
S&P cuts Japan rating outlook
GLOBAL ECONOMY
© Copyright 2011 Thomson Reuters
Editorial Editions: REUTERS
Contact Us
Advertise With Us
Help
Journalism Handbook
Archive
Site Index
Video Index
Mobile
Newsletters
RSS
Podcasts
Widgets
Labs
Reader Feedback
THOMSON REUTERS
Copyright
Disclaimer
Privacy
Professional Products
Professional ProductsSupport
Financial Products
About Thomson Reuters
Careers
ONLINE PRODUCTS
Acquisitions Monthly
Buyouts
Venture Capital Journal
International Financing Review
Project Finance International
PEhub.com
PE Week
Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small b usiness news, news alerts, personal
finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. Thomson Reuters journalists are subject to an Editorial Handbook which requires
fair presentation and disclosure of relevant interests.
NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by at least 20 minutes. Nasdaq delayed by at least 15 minutes. For a complete list of exchanges and delays, please click here.
Login or registerLatest fromMy Topics
Page 3 of 3Academic says Easter date can now be fixed | Reuters
4/28/2011http://in reuters com/article/2011/04/18/us-easter-date-idINTRE73H2KM20110418
