Sentence:  This leads Irenaeus to the somewhat startling notion that Adam and Eve died on the same day that they disobeyed , namely , on a Friday , as a parallel to the death of <WSD>Christ</WSD> on Good Friday ; he sees a parallel also to the Jewish day of preparation for the Sabbath . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)