As to the Day (2)

(cont. from p. 165) As we already stated, there is a rather difficult question connected with the day of Jesus' death, the difficulty arising from the fact that there appears to be a difference between the synoptic gospel narratives and the gospel according to John. It is the question, whether our Lord celebrated the passover with His disciples on the day fixed for this by the law (the 14th of Nisan), and in that case died on the 15th of that month, or whether He ate the paschal supper a day...