Marilyn,
You are right, there could be no Solar Eclipse on Passover in A.D. 33 (or
any other Passover) because Passover is always at the Full Moon. There was,
however, a Lunar eclipse that day, and it is one of the evidences that the
year A.D. 33 is the correct date for the crucifixion of Jesus. This Lunar
eclipse can be found at the U.S. Naval Observatory website at the following
web address:http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/SpringPhenom.html
This eclipse occurred at 3:00 in the afternoon Grenwich Time on April 3,
A.D. 33 (Julian calendar). How appropriate that at 3:00 in the afternoon,
Jerusalem time, Jesus breathed out his last breath and cried, "It is
finished." The shadow of the earth passing across the moon was a powerful
symbol of the fact that Jesus, by his death, put an end to the old law
covenant and established the new covenant. The Apostle Paul makes this very
clear in Hebrews 9 and 10 (and, yes, I fully believe that Paul wrote the
book of Hebrews). The moon was still in eclipse for 17 minutes when it arose
over Jerusalem that night -- early enough for all to see.Bonnie