how do you square Luke 24:21
Luke 24:21 But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.
One would first have to know what the last of "these things" were and then begin counting the days from there, and then there is their use of the word "since" which doesn't seem inclusive, and lastly one needs to go back to the Greek and look for any mistranslation of that particular verse.
Luke 24:21 But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.
Luke 24:19-20 answers very well what “these things” means -
“and he said to them “WHAT THINGS?” and they said to him concerning Jesus of Nazareth who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up TO BE CONDEMNED TO DEATH AND CRUCIFIED HIM”
this conversation took place on the first day of the week.
WHY DID THEY THINK IT WAS NOTEWORTHY THAT IT WAS THE THIRD DAY SINCE THESE THINGS HAPPENED??
obviously it was noteworthy because they heard Jesus say over and over again HE WOULD RISE ON THE THIRD DAY.