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Jewish Passover is/was a moveable feast. Some years it fell on Friday and other years on Wednesday. In your analysis, you never say what year you assume for the crucifixion and passover....so what year are you using? AD 27 - 33? Would you agree Christ was born in 5 BC or do you assume 1 AD?

I see the arguement, but there are days that are mentioned, like the First day of the week being the day the Tomb was found to be already open and empty.

That means the 3rd day was Saturday, Jewish Days beginning at 6pm and ending 6pm, the tomb found empty before sunrise is about 12 hours after the new day.

Still, the Friday arguement would be a direct contradiction to Christ saying He would spend 3 days and 3 nights in the tomb: The sign of the Prophet Jonah, and other references.

That alone rules out a Friday crucifixion, for there would only be one day, Saturday, and 2 nights, Friday night and Saturday night. The attempt to say FRI-SAT-SUN is clearly false.

As for Christ's birth year, I am not sure, but I have heard there has been some investigation as to there being a Passover Thursday around ad 32 or 33, I am not sure how to search for a link to that! It would be a lunar cycle anyways.