ical ▁analysis ▁ ▁Newton ' s ▁method ▁ ▁All ▁four ▁G osp els ▁agree ▁to ▁within ▁about ▁a ▁day ▁that ▁the ▁cru c if ix ion ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Pass over , ▁and ▁all ▁four ▁G osp els ▁agree ▁that ▁Jesus ▁died ▁a ▁few ▁hours ▁before ▁the ▁comm enc ement ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁S abb ath , ▁i . e . ▁he ▁died ▁before ▁night fall ▁on ▁a ▁Friday ▁( ; ▁; ▁; ▁). ▁In ▁the ▁official ▁festival ▁calendar ▁of ▁Jud ae a , ▁as ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁pri ests ▁of ▁the ▁temple , ▁Pass over ▁time ▁was ▁specified ▁precisely . ▁The ▁sla ugh ter ing ▁of ▁the ▁l amb s ▁for ▁Pass over ▁occurred ▁between ▁ 3 pm ▁and ▁ 5 pm ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁month ▁N isan ▁( cor respond ing ▁to ▁March / A pril ). ▁The ▁Pass over ▁me al ▁comm enced ▁at ▁moon r ise ▁( necess arily ▁a ▁full ▁moon ) ▁that ▁evening , ▁i . e ., ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁N isan ▁( the ▁Jewish ▁day ▁running ▁from ▁evening ▁to ▁evening ) ▁( ; ▁). ▁There ▁is ▁an ▁apparent ▁dis cre p ancy ▁of ▁one ▁day ▁in ▁the ▁G ospel ▁accounts ▁of ▁the ▁cru c if ix ion ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁considerable ▁debate . ▁In ▁John ' s ▁G ospel , ▁it ▁is ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁Jesus ' ▁trial ▁and ▁execution ▁was ▁the ▁day ▁before ▁Pass over ▁(