Notable findings (Part 3 of 3)
Here is the second part of a list of notable findings in the study:
When you say "findings", that sort of implies that there was a method here, and a gathering of data, and these are the conclusions.
We haven't seen much of the calculation that would support calling these things "findings". On your web page, I saw things that were statements, but there wasn't any particular support for any of them.
Let's take the first one from this list as an example.
15. Passover was held using a purely lunar calendar.
If this were a "finding", I would expect to see discussion about our various sources regarding when Passover was held, and then a statement regarding how those could only be true if Passover was held based on a lunar calendar, and sometimes occurring in different parts of the year.
Instead, the only support offered for this "finding",is that you want it to be true, and it has to be true in order to fit the August 17 crucifixion date.
Oh, and there's that letter from Constantine, saying that Jews sometimes celebrate Passover twice in one year. Of course, there's a perfectly boring explanation for why that is, based on the fact that some Jews do in fact celebrate Passover twice in one year.
Meanwhile, the Mishnah, written before the time of Constantine, and before Jewish calendar reform, says that Passover was in Nisan. It doesn't say "the first month". It says Nisan. The idea that Passover was only moved out of the lunar calendar at the time of calendar reform is firmly refuted by the Mishnah. I suppose, though, that any Christian willing to ignore the Bible would be more than happy to also ignore the Mishnah.
Meanwhile, though, there are also lots of documents referring to how Christians ought to celebrate Easter, and several of those documents refer to how the Jews celebrate Passover, and it doesn't move around the year. All of those are pre Constantine and pre calendar reform, but you ignore those, too.