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I'll post an excerpt on the Death date in a separate question thread.
I'll post an excerpt on the Death date in a separate question thread.
Hi Peter. Thanks for the link. I think the December 29 1 B.C. date is a good date for the lunar eclipse shortly after which Herod died. Thus, He would have died in 1 A.D. and Our Lord would have been born in 2 B.C. and the horrible slaughter of infants would have been in 1 B.C. Many of the early Christians saw Herod's death (and suffering before death) as divine chastisement for his wicked attempt to kill Our Lord Jesus and for killing babies. We should recall many liberals and secularists completely deny Herod killed the babies and try to fault the Gospel writers for recording it. I believe the Star of Bethlehem documentary also concluded based on astronomical evidence also that Our Lord Jesus Christ was indeed born in the year 2 B.C.
Hi Peter. Thanks for the link. I think the December 29 1 B.C. date is a good date for the lunar eclipse shortly after which Herod died. Thus, he would have died in 1 A.D. and Our Lord would have been born in 2 B.C. and the horrible slaughter of infants would have been in 1 B.C. Many of the early Christians saw Herod's death (and suffering before death) as divine chastisement for his wicked attempt to kill Our Lord Jesus and for killing babies. We should recall many liberals and secularists completely deny Herod killed the babies and try to fault the Gospel writers for recording it. I believe the Star of Bethlehem documentary also concluded based on astronomical evidence also that Our Lord Jesus Christ was indeed born in the year 2 B.C.
Your thoughts, Peter?
Your thoughts, Peter?
God Bless, All.
God Bless, All.
== Did Jesus Christ Our Redeemer die for us on April 7, 30 A.D. or April 3, 33 A.D.? ==
Please see the article and please comment on some excerpts on the "clues" or pointers in the Gospels below. https://www.ncregister.com/blog/jimmy-akin/when-precisely-did-jesus-die-the-year-month-day-and-hour-revealed
"'''Clue #1: The High Priesthood of Caiaphas''' The gospels indicate that Jesus was crucified at the instigation of the first century high priest named Caiaphas (Matthew 26:3-4, John 11:49-53). We know from other sources that he served as high priest from A.D. 18 to 36, so that puts Jesus' death in that time frame... '''Clue #2: The Governorship of Pontius Pilate''' All four gospels agree that Jesus was crucified on the orders of Pontius Pilate (Matthew 27:24-26, Mark 15:15, Luke 23:24, John 19:15-16). We know from other sources when he served as governor of Judea — A.D. 26 to 36 — so we can narrow down the range by several years.
'''Clue #3: After “the Fifteenth Year of Tiberius Caesar”''' The Gospel of Luke tells us when the ministry of John the Baptist began:
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar . . . the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness [Luke 3:1-2].
This picks out a specific year: A.D. 29 ... '''Clue #4: Crucified on a Friday'''
All four gospels agree that Jesus was crucified on a Friday (Matthew 27:62, Mark 15:42; Luke23:54; John 19:42), just before a Sabbath, which was just before the first day of the week (Matthew 28:1, Mark 16:2, Luke 24:1, John 20:1).
'''Clue #5: A Friday at Passover
'''The gospels also agree that Jesus was crucified in conjunction with the annual feast of Passover (Matthew 26:2, Mark 14:1, Luke 22:1, John 18:39).
That lets us narrow down the range of possible dates to just a few. Here is a complete list of the days between A.D. 29 and 36 on whose evenings Passover began:
Monday, April 18, A.D. 29
'''Friday, April 7, A.D. 30'''
Tuesday, March 27, A.D. 31
Monday, April 14, A.D. 32
'''Friday, April 3, A.D. 33'''
Wednesday, March 24, A.D. 34
Tuesday, April 12, A.D. 35
Saturday, March 31, A.D. 36
'''Clue #6: John's Three Passovers
'''The Gospel of John records three different Passovers during the ministry of Jesus:
Passover #1: This is recorded in John 2:13, near the beginning of Jesus' ministry.
Passover #2: This is recorded in John 6:4, in the middle of Jesus' ministry.
Passover #3: This is recorded in John 11:55 (and frequently mentioned afterwards), at the end of Jesus' ministry.
That means that the ministry of Jesus had to span something over two years ... That means the A.D. 30 date is out ...As a result, the traditional date of Jesus' death--Friday, April 3, A.D. 33--must be regarded as the correct one."
Please share your thoughts and comments, dear friends. God Bless.