*Alward: Re: Sunriiiise. . . sunset
JAlw@aol.com JAlw@aol.com
Mon, 23 Nov 1998 01:57:50 EST (00911825870, 2d3dcf2.3659076e@aol.com)
In a message dated 98-11-23 00:52:41 EST, you write:
<< Subj: Sunriiiise. . . sunset. . . (feel free to sing along)
Date: 98-11-23 00:52:41 EST
From: bryce_anderson@yahoo.com (Bryce Anderson)
Sender: owner-errancy@infidels.org
To: errancy@infidels.org
All,
Throughout the "three day, three night" thread, I keep hearing
that the Jewish day starts at sunset. Up until now, I've always
thought it began at sunrise. I'm still not convinced. Exhibit A:
Peter's drinking problem!
According to Acts, on the day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit came
down upon the gathered Christians, causing them to engage in behavior
best described as "goofy." The bystanders apparently felt that the
cultists were drunk. Peter responds with an alibi that appears flimsy
if I'm right, and utterly preposterous if I'm wrong: "It is only the
third hour of the day."
Now, I'm no expert on drinking, drunkenness, or alcohol in
general, but if the third hour of the day refers to three hours after
sunset (say 9-ish?) then intoxication becomes plausible. However, if
Peter means the hour is 9 AM, then his proof of his own sobriety can
carry a bit of weight.
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Joe Alward:
Acts 2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was FULLY COME, they were all with one
accord in one place......Acts 2:13 Others mocking said, These men are full of
new win. . . Acts 2:14-15 But Peter said. . . For these are not drunken, as
ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.
There is no other reference in the Bible to a "day" which is "fully come", but
the context suggests that the writer meant that the Pentecost day, which
officially begins at sunset, became the DAY part of the "day" at dawn. Does
that make sense. Otherwise, what's the difference between Pentecost which was
"come" and a Pentecost which was "fully come"?