Even the Gospel of John itself, like the Synoptics,usesparaskeuēto refer to Friday in the other two passages where it’s used. In John 19:31, the evangelist refers to the day of Jesus’ crucifixion asparaskeuē. But within the same verse it becomes clear that he’s not talking about ...
aOn the day Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation, Thom Browne was bent over a pallet in New York City, instructing his staff on the proper way for a boy in a gray suit and a crown of thorns to be tied, crucifixion-style, to a bed. The timing was, at least as far as terres...