(December 18, 2017 at 8:38 pm)alpha male Wrote: Why can't the crucifixion happen on the same day in the synoptics?
John 19:14 says it was the day before Passover.
"It was the day of Preparation of the Passover; it was about noon. "Here is your king," Pilate said to the Jews."
Mark 14:12 says on the first day of Passover
"On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, when it was customary to sacrifice the Passover lamb, Jesus' disciples asked him, "Where do you want us to go and make preparations for you to eat the Passover?"
I'll admit, I'm out of my element here, but I looked up both verses. They appear to be talking about two different days. How do you explain this?