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John 19:31 - How does the Sabbath Explain why Jesus' Body had to be Taken Down?
1. Question, for Historical Interpretation of Sabbath Law
What Sabbath considerations might have applied - that would lead to a request to take Jesus' body down from the cross?
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Is there a hint in any of Evangelions why Jesus was crucified so close to Sabbath?
There's a passage in St. John's Evangelion:
31 Since it was the day of Preparation, the Jews did not want the bodies left on the cross during the sabbath, especially because that sabbath was a day of ...
