Good Friday: References & Edit History

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  • Hans J. Hillerbrand
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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints - What Is Good Friday and What Does It Mean to Latter-day Saints? Jul 01, 2026
Add new Web site: PBS News - What is Good Friday? Here's what to know. May 18, 2026
Added a discussion of the Biblical accounts of Christ's trial, crucifixion, and death. Added Top Questions and a module of related content. Apr 01, 2026
Add new Web site: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints - What Is Good Friday and What Does It Mean to Latter-day Saints? Dec 12, 2025
Add new Web site: BYU - Religious Studies Center - Good Friday. Aug 23, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - Good Friday and Easter (PDF). Jul 09, 2025
Media added. Feb 25, 2025
Added a box of the days of Holy Week. Jan 09, 2025
Media added. Mar 29, 2024
Add new Web site: The Gospel Coalition - Good Friday from 5 Angles. Aug 09, 2023
Add new Web site: Eternal Word Television Network - Good Friday. May 20, 2023
Add new Web site: Christianity.com - What�s So Good about Good Friday? Dec 10, 2022
Add new Web site: Catholic Online - Good Friday. Sep 06, 2022
Add new Web site: McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia - Good Friday. Jul 18, 2022
Date of holiday added. Feb 15, 2022
Corrected display issue. Mar 12, 2021
Media added. May 28, 2020
Add new Web site: Learn Religions - What is Good Friday? Feb 23, 2020
Mentioned that a liturgy, not a mass, is celebrated by Roman Catholics on Good Friday. Feb 28, 2018
Replaced photograph. Feb 07, 2018
Add new Web site: Kidzworld - Good Friday. Mar 10, 2017
Article revised to state that, according to the mainstream of Christian tradition that portrays the Last Supper as a Passover seder, the date for Jesus' death was likely Nisan 15. May 07, 2015
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Good Friday. Feb 24, 2014
Add new Web site: Indian Child - Good Friday. Feb 24, 2014
Add new Web site: IIoveindia.com - Festivals - Good Friday. Feb 24, 2014
Article revised to mention the celebration of the "reserved sacrament" in Anglican churches on Good Friday. Mar 28, 2013
Added photograph. Oct 12, 2011
Article revised. Mar 25, 2004
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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