urre ction ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁happening ▁" on ▁the ▁third ▁day " ▁( e . g . ▁Matt ▁ 1 6 : 2 1 ) ▁whereas ▁elsewhere ▁Matthew ▁( M att ▁ 1 2 : 4 0 ) ▁states ▁that ▁Jesus ▁would ▁be ▁buried ▁" three ▁days ▁and ▁three ▁night s ". ▁The ▁modern ▁concept ▁of ▁zero ▁as ▁a ▁number ▁was ▁introduced ▁by ▁Indian ▁sch ol ars ▁only ▁in ▁the ▁fifth ▁century ▁AD , ▁so ▁that ▁for ▁example ▁the ▁Greg or ian ▁calendar ▁never ▁had ▁a ▁year ▁" AD ▁ 0 " ▁and ▁instead ▁begins ▁with ▁the ▁year ▁AD ▁ 1 ▁which ▁is ▁immediately ▁preced ed ▁by ▁ 1 ▁BC . ▁App lied ▁to ▁the ▁reck oning ▁of ▁days , ▁in ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁a ▁day ▁" zero ", ▁that ▁is , ▁using ▁inclus ive ▁counting , ▁many ▁modern ▁languages ▁( e . g . ▁Greek , ▁Italian , ▁Spanish , ▁French , ▁Portuguese , ▁Wel sh ) ▁continue ▁referring ▁to ▁two ▁weeks ▁as ▁" fif teen ▁days ", ▁whereas ▁in ▁English , ▁which ▁does ▁observe ▁zero ▁and ▁thus ▁uses ▁exclusive ▁counting , ▁this ▁space ▁of ▁time ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁a ▁fort night . ▁Following ▁general ▁practice ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁G osp els ▁employ ▁inclus ive ▁counting , ▁highlight ed ▁in ▁M t ▁ 2 7 . 6 2 – 6 4 : ▁▁ ▁where ▁Matthew ▁uses ▁" after ▁three ▁days " ▁and ▁" until ▁the ▁third ▁day " ▁inter change ably . ▁ ▁An cient ▁estimates ▁ ▁Other