You make a good point. Here is another place where I believe that tradition breaks with the truth. When it was the time of Passover there were some years where there would be two Sabbaths in the same week.
Taking the body down from the cross before the Sabbath (before sunset) would seem to be Friday afternoon. But when the Gospel of John speaks of the high day (John 19:21) - I believe that it points to a ‘second sabbath’ which could have begun on Thursday at sunset.
Jesus’ prophecy of 3 days and 3 nights would be satisfied with the Thursday afternoon death.
Praise God for Jesus’ death and resurrection!
He accomplished quite a bit during that time. Satan had a stranglehold on Earth and God had to witness for himself what it was.
If I may weigh in on this subject. Even if you say Jesus was crucified on Thursday, we know from Scripture (Matt. 27:45-47) that Jesus "gave up the ghost (died)" after the ninth hour. This would be about 3 p.m. since a day began at 6 a.m.. His body would have been taken down from the cross, hurriedly prepared for burial and then buried in the tomb that Joseph of Arimathaea had to first ask Pilate's permission to take down and bury. In Matt. 27:37 it was at "even" or evening when the Lord was finally taken down and buried. If we say it was on Thursday, then from Thursday evening to Friday evening would be one day, Friday evening to Saturday evening would only be two days. Since the women came to anoint his body in the tomb "as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week" (Matt. 28:1) but he was already risen and not there, then he must have done so while it was still the Sabbath (Saturday), so we don't have three days and nights even if the Crucifixion happened on Thursday. That's why I have always thought it had to have been on Wednesday. The Seder Jesus and his disciples observed was on Tuesday night and he was taken into custody that night.
Regardless, I know he is risen and my sin debt has been paid. I have been redeemed, hallelujah!