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# 1. Question - *a Reference Request* #

Up to, and including, the Second Period Temple, *What are the earliest texts and evidences substantiating - **that the Israeli Calendar day began at Sunset***?

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# 2. Evidences up to and including the the Second Temple Period : #

Evidences must be before 217 CE, (before the [Mishnah][3]); - ***and certainly before 500 CE***, (before the [Talmud][4]).

Thereby Excluding Chrysostom, who may have relied on recent Talmudic traditions:

> **[Homilies on Matthew (Chrysostom 349-407 CE), Homily 81][7]** - ... ***he means the day before that feast; for they are accustomed always to reckon the day from the evening*** ...;

**Or, Scriptural Evidence:**

If an answer appeals to a supposed "Plain Meaning of Scripture" and has to explain that "plain meaning" - then, it is not a plain meaning.  If it is truly "Plain" - ***then just provide the text***, without commentary, flow charts, calendar diagrams, slideshow presentations, etc.


  [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight
  [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_timekeeping#Beginning_of_the_Roman_day
  [3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mishnah
  [4]: http://wikipedia
  [5]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_reasoning
  [6]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presentism_(literary_and_historical_analysis)
  [7]: http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/200181.htm
  [8]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardes_(Jewish_exegesis)
  [9]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesher
  [10]: http://biblehub.com/interlinear/ezra/4-7.htm
  [11]: http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/14248-targum
  [12]: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14454b.htm