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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Passion of Christ (Gospel Accounts) |
 | | They include the washing of Pilate's hands, the dream of Pilate's wife, and the resurrection of the saints after the death of Christ, with the earthquake and the rending of the tombs. |
 | | Most important of all perhaps, is the piercing of the side by the soldier's spear and the flowing forth of blood and water. |
 | | There seems at first sight a discrepancy between the narrative of the Fourth Gospel and that of the Synoptists, namely, as to the exact day of the crucifixion, which involves the question whether the Last Supper was or was not, in the strict sense, the Paschal meal. |
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