▁scholar ship ▁agre es ▁with ▁the ▁four ▁G osp els ▁that ▁the ▁New ▁Testament ▁accounts ▁represent ▁a ▁cru c if ix ion ▁occurr ing ▁on ▁a ▁Friday , ▁although ▁a ▁Wed nes day ▁cru c if ix ion ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁proposed . ▁ ▁The ▁debate ▁on ▁the ▁date ▁can ▁be ▁summar ised ▁as ▁follows . ▁In ▁the ▁Syn opt ic ▁account , ▁the ▁Last ▁Su pper ▁takes ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁night ▁of ▁Pass over , ▁defined ▁in ▁the ▁Tor ah ▁as ▁occurr ing ▁after ▁day light ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁of ▁N isan , ▁and ▁the ▁cru c if ix ion ▁is ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁N isan . ▁However , ▁in ▁the ▁G ospel ▁of ▁John ▁the ▁trial ▁of ▁Jesus ▁takes ▁place ▁before ▁the ▁Pass over ▁me al ▁and ▁the ▁sent encing ▁takes ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁Pre par ation , ▁before ▁Pass over . ▁John ' s ▁account ▁places ▁the ▁cru c if ix ion ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁N isan , ▁since ▁the ▁law ▁mand ated ▁the ▁l amb ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁sacrific ed ▁between ▁ 3 : 0 0   pm ▁and ▁ 5 : 0 0   pm ▁and ▁e aten ▁before ▁mid night ▁on ▁that ▁day . ▁It ▁is ▁problem atic ▁to ▁recon cile ▁the ▁chron ology ▁presented ▁by ▁John ▁with ▁the ▁Syn opt ic ▁tradition ▁that ▁the ▁Last ▁Su pper ▁was ▁a ▁Pass over ▁me al . ▁▁ ▁Some ▁sch ol ars ▁have ▁presented ▁arguments ▁to ▁recon cile ▁the ▁accounts , ▁although ▁Raymond