I think 30AD Reasons: He began his 3 year ministry in the 15th year of Tiberius. Some people put Tiberius first year at 14AD because that’s when Tiberius became sole emperor, which would make the 15th year 29AD, plus 3 odd years of service ending at 33. BUT while Luke 3:1 says “in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar“ it doesn’t say “in the fifteenth year Tiberius reigning as Caesar“ Tiberius actually started to reign in 12AD, but as CORULER with his aged predecessor. So Tiberius 15th year would actually be 27AD, and three years of service gives you 30AD. Jesus was born in 4BC. Herod the great died in 4 BC and Qurinius was governor from 4BC, so there’s no other year when these two facts coincide. And Luke 3:23 said he was 30 when he began his service, which would be in 27AD. Jesus was dead for three days and three nights, a period of at least 72 hours. 30AD is the only of those years that allows for this. . He died Wednesday Nisan 14 ca 3pm, was dead Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and rose somewhere between Saturday 3pm and Sunday 6am-ish. It’s the only year that can fulfill the three days and nights requirement. He would also be risen on the 18th, the Sunday after the sabbath, which was the day of first fruits, which was prophetic of him being the first fruits of the dead. It also matches that the women went to buy and prepare spices. The 3 hours on the 14th was not enough, the shops were already closed. The 15th was an extra sabbath. The 16th they could buy and prep spices. But the 17th was a sabbath again, so they couldn’t go. But on the Sunday they could finally get there. Otherwise it would be a helluva lot of trouble to pull that off in an hour or two before sundown. With 33AD you have to fudge and say “he was dead 3 hours on the 14th, 24 on the 15th and 12 on the 16th, so parts of two days and two nights.” It’s a cringy stretch. 29 doesn’t work at all because Nisan 14 was on the sabbath. 4) And then it’s the pattern of Jonah. Jesus said they’d see the sign of Jonah. He was in the whale 3 days and nights, and Jesus was in the grave the same duration. But the second part is that the city of the Ninevites would be destroyed within 40 time units (days) unless they repented. What would happen to the city of the Jews, Jerusalem, though? If they did not repent, would it be destroyed within 40 time units? Yes, on Nisan 15 70AD, EXACTLY 40 YEARS TO THE DAY after Jesus was killed, the Romans broke through the walls and destroyed Jerusalem. This pattern only works with 30AD. Answer from GAZUAG on reddit.com
I think 30AD Reasons: He began his 3 year ministry in the 15th year of Tiberius. Some people put Tiberius first year at 14AD because that’s when Tiberius became sole emperor, which would make the 15th year 29AD, plus 3 odd years of service ending at 33. BUT while Luke 3:1 says “in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar“ it doesn’t say “in the fifteenth year Tiberius reigning as Caesar“ Tiberius actually started to reign in 12AD, but as CORULER with his aged predecessor. So Tiberius 15th year would actually be 27AD, and three years of service gives you 30AD. Jesus was born in 4BC. Herod the great died in 4 BC and Qurinius was governor from 4BC, so there’s no other year when these two facts coincide. And Luke 3:23 said he was 30 when he began his service, which would be in 27AD. Jesus was dead for three days and three nights, a period of at least 72 hours. 30AD is the only of those years that allows for this. . He died Wednesday Nisan 14 ca 3pm, was dead Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and rose somewhere between Saturday 3pm and Sunday 6am-ish. It’s the only year that can fulfill the three days and nights requirement. He would also be risen on the 18th, the Sunday after the sabbath, which was the day of first fruits, which was prophetic of him being the first fruits of the dead. It also matches that the women went to buy and prepare spices. The 3 hours on the 14th was not enough, the shops were already closed. The 15th was an extra sabbath. The 16th they could buy and prep spices. But the 17th was a sabbath again, so they couldn’t go. But on the Sunday they could finally get there. Otherwise it would be a helluva lot of trouble to pull that off in an hour or two before sundown. With 33AD you have to fudge and say “he was dead 3 hours on the 14th, 24 on the 15th and 12 on the 16th, so parts of two days and two nights.” It’s a cringy stretch. 29 doesn’t work at all because Nisan 14 was on the sabbath. 4) And then it’s the pattern of Jonah. Jesus said they’d see the sign of Jonah. He was in the whale 3 days and nights, and Jesus was in the grave the same duration. But the second part is that the city of the Ninevites would be destroyed within 40 time units (days) unless they repented. What would happen to the city of the Jews, Jerusalem, though? If they did not repent, would it be destroyed within 40 time units? Yes, on Nisan 15 70AD, EXACTLY 40 YEARS TO THE DAY after Jesus was killed, the Romans broke through the walls and destroyed Jerusalem. This pattern only works with 30AD. Answer from GAZUAG on reddit.com
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r/Bible on Reddit: Did Jesus die in 29 AD, 30 AD or 33AD?
September 26, 2020 -
Calling the history buffs: when did Jesus die?
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I think 30AD Reasons: He began his 3 year ministry in the 15th year of Tiberius. Some people put Tiberius first year at 14AD because that’s when Tiberius became sole emperor, which would make the 15th year 29AD, plus 3 odd years of service ending at 33. BUT while Luke 3:1 says “in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar“ it doesn’t say “in the fifteenth year Tiberius reigning as Caesar“ Tiberius actually started to reign in 12AD, but as CORULER with his aged predecessor. So Tiberius 15th year would actually be 27AD, and three years of service gives you 30AD. Jesus was born in 4BC. Herod the great died in 4 BC and Qurinius was governor from 4BC, so there’s no other year when these two facts coincide. And Luke 3:23 said he was 30 when he began his service, which would be in 27AD. Jesus was dead for three days and three nights, a period of at least 72 hours. 30AD is the only of those years that allows for this. . He died Wednesday Nisan 14 ca 3pm, was dead Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and rose somewhere between Saturday 3pm and Sunday 6am-ish. It’s the only year that can fulfill the three days and nights requirement. He would also be risen on the 18th, the Sunday after the sabbath, which was the day of first fruits, which was prophetic of him being the first fruits of the dead. It also matches that the women went to buy and prepare spices. The 3 hours on the 14th was not enough, the shops were already closed. The 15th was an extra sabbath. The 16th they could buy and prep spices. But the 17th was a sabbath again, so they couldn’t go. But on the Sunday they could finally get there. Otherwise it would be a helluva lot of trouble to pull that off in an hour or two before sundown. With 33AD you have to fudge and say “he was dead 3 hours on the 14th, 24 on the 15th and 12 on the 16th, so parts of two days and two nights.” It’s a cringy stretch. 29 doesn’t work at all because Nisan 14 was on the sabbath. 4) And then it’s the pattern of Jonah. Jesus said they’d see the sign of Jonah. He was in the whale 3 days and nights, and Jesus was in the grave the same duration. But the second part is that the city of the Ninevites would be destroyed within 40 time units (days) unless they repented. What would happen to the city of the Jews, Jerusalem, though? If they did not repent, would it be destroyed within 40 time units? Yes, on Nisan 15 70AD, EXACTLY 40 YEARS TO THE DAY after Jesus was killed, the Romans broke through the walls and destroyed Jerusalem. This pattern only works with 30AD.
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I'm not a history buff, but I'm supremely confident in the astrological record's testimony of the crucifixion date. When you look for the signs described in the Gospels, from the Star of Bethlehem to the blood-moon and eclipse at His death, 33 AD is the only candidate. Nissan 14 3793 or Friday, April 3, AD 33 at about 3 p.m. But even better, Archangel Gabriel says, “Know and understand this: From the issuing of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the ruler, comes, there will be seven ‘sevens’, and sixty-two ‘sevens’… After the sixty-two ‘sevens’, the Anointed One will be cut off…” The “sevens” are seven years. Gabriel told Daniel that after the decree to rebuild, there would be “seven sevens” (which is 49), plus “sixty-two sevens” (which is 434). After these 483 years, the Anointed One would be cut off. Gabriel said to count “from the issuing of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem.” When was that? The prophet Nehemiah records such a decree, and he dates it as the twentieth year of Artaxerxes (5) . On our calendar, that date is 444 BC (6) . Counting 476 years from 444 BC, and remembering that there is no year numbered “zero” AD, we discover what Gabriel told Daniel: the Messiah would be cut off in 33 AD.
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1 month ago - However, this does not match the "33rd year" figure, which would place Jesus' birth in 4 BC. The year AD 29 was Tiberius' 16th year, not his 18th, although it is sometimes argued that some authors dated his reign from AD 12, when he was made co-regent by Augustus.
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December 31, 2025 - Jesus executed by crucifixion, according to Roman Catholic tradition and Tertullian's chronology.
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When Did Jesus Die?
It is not known how long these ... (XV.11.6). Allowing perhaps two years altogether, the inner Temple would have been completed about 18 BC. Forty-six years later would be AD 29. For the ministry of Jesus to have begun about that time and extend over three annual Passovers, ...
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April 8, 2020 - So the first of these Passovers (at the beginning of Jesus’ ministry; John 2:13) would fall on Nisan 15 in a.d. 29 (because Nisan is in March/April, near the beginning of a year). The second would fall in a.d. 30 at the earliest, and the third would fall in 31 at the earliest. This means that if Jesus’s ministry coincided with at least three Passovers, and if the first Passover was in AD 29, he could not have been crucified in a.d.
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r/Christianity on Reddit: What year did Jesus Christ get crucified 30 AD or 33 AD?
April 30, 2023 -
I have heard both dates mentioned but who knows which one is right?
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We know that the High Priest Caiaphas served as high priest from A.D. 18 to 36. We know that Pontius Pilate governed Judea from AD 26-36. The Gospel of Luke tells us the ministry of John the Baptist began in the 15th year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar(Luke 3:1-2). He reigned from AD 14 until 37, succeeding his stepfather, the first Roman emperor Augustus, so that means the year must have been 29 AD. Jesus explains that His death was to coincide with Passover: “You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.”(Matthew 26:2). That lets us narrow down the range of possible dates(for Passover): 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 Since Passover was a “High Sabbath” only two of those dates are plausible(since they must be a Friday): April 7 of A.D. 30 or April 3 of A.D. 33. Obviously we have to narrow it down further. John’s gospel records 3 separate Passover’s(John 2:13, John 6:4, and John 11:55). So the 30 A.D. date is out. So therefore only Friday, April 3rd 33 AD fits the bill. Weirdly that date has three 3’s in it. 🤔
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Yes it's mostly a speculation
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Answer (1 of 6): Jesus was born September 9, 3 BC. “And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:” Revelation 12:1 KJV His ...
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r/AskHistorians on Reddit: Why is Jesus' crucifixion dated to AD 30–33?
December 18, 2022 -
I've read pretty much everywhere that the consensus is that Jesus died between AD 30–33, but I can't seem to find where this conclusion comes from.
Are there some historical sources or pieces of evidence that have suggested this dating? Otherwise, how have scholars arrived at this dating?
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It's not exactly clear but that's more or less the range, as u/QuickSpore explains here https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6o1cfa/what_year_was_it_in_the_west_before_they_used_the/ John the Baptist begins preaching in the 15th year of emperor Tiberius, then a year or so later baptizes Jesus, then 3 years later Jesus is crucified. That's kind of pierced together from sources (the new testament) that weren't super precise with chronology.
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So, you're aware Luke 3 implies a date of 29 CE for the start of Jesus' ministry. The text specifies the date 'Tiberius 15', which in the Syrian calendar translates to the year from October 28 CE to September 29 CE. The question over the death-date is therefore equivalent to a question over the length of Jesus' ministry. The next thing to be aware of is that no further dating information is given explicitly in the New Testament gospels, so all dates that you see -- in this case, 29 to 33 CE -- are inferences based on this information. Some are ancient inferences, others are modern. For example, one modern inference could be that the start of John the Baptist's ministry in Luke 3.1-3 is not to be understood as contemporaneous with the start of Jesus' ministry in Luke 3.23. Ancient commentators saw no objection to this, however: when ancient sources talk about Jesus' dates, they assume without question that Luke 3.1-3 and Luke 3.23 refer to the same timeframe. A common ancient inference was that the Jesus' ministry lasted either three years, or was over within one year. I'll call these the 'long chronology' and 'short chronology' for short. The long chronology was premised on the fact that John mentions three Passovers in the course of Jesus' ministry (including the one at which he died); the short chronology was premised on the fact that the synoptic gospels, especially Luke (since he gives the most chronological info), mention only one. Like I said, these are ancient inferences. There's all sorts of logical moves you could make to generate other periods of time; Irenaeus, for one, believed that Jesus' ministry lasted nearly two decades. But these are the inferences underlying the chronographic thought which produced the traditional 29-33 CE dates. So the short chronology produced a date of 29 CE (assuming death within one year) or 30 CE (assuming death exactly one year later); the long chronology produced a death date of 31 or 32 CE. There was a lot of numerological/typological thinking involved as well. For example the Valentinians in the 2nd century believed that Jesus' ministry lasted precisely 12 months to the day, one month for each apostle. That belief didn't win over its competitors, of course. Another typological belief was that there was a close link between Jesus' death and the date of the spring equinox, since (a) Passover is related to the equinox in the Hebrew calendar, and (b) in ancient Judaeo-Christian thought, anniversaries were really important and some people believed that the events of Easter were tied to the precise day of the solstice, which in the Julian calendar was traditionally reckoned as happening on 25 March. Another factor was days of the week. With the 29 CE death date, there was the advantage that 25 March that year fell on a Friday -- that is, one version of the short chronology puts the crucifixion on Friday 25 March 29 CE. In a similar fashion, one version of the long chronology puts the resurrection on Sunday 25 March 31 CE. Just for reference, among 2nd-4th century sources we get a 29 CE date for the crucifixion given by Clement of Alexandria, Tertullian, Hippolytus of Rome, and Lactantius; the 29 CE date is rejected by Julius Africanus; we get 31 CE given by Eusebius and Epiphanius. Eusebius gives 30/31 CE, probably as a result of some rather inaccurate efforts to reconcile different calendar systems with one another. In addition there are some ancient sources who have evidently read material based on both the long and short chronologies, and have got confused by them. So for example Lactantius puts the resurrection on 25 March 29 CE, and the crucifixion on 23 March, evidently unaware that those days were a Friday and a Wednesday respectively. There are two 2nd-4th century sources that specify 25 March and the year 29 CE and the crucifixion: Tertullian and Hippolytus of Rome. The other sources report only some the year, or the day-and-month, or they fail to distinguish different dates for the crucifixion and resurrection. So, this chunk of ancient chronography is obviously misled, but these are the ancient traditions that we find. That's how we get the 29 CE and 31 CE dates. How do we get from there to 30 and 33 CE? By now, if you've been following this, there's a seemingly unavoidable answer. If someone believes Jesus was born in 1 BCE (he probably wasn't), and they don't care about ancient typological preoccupations with the equinox, then an age of 30 (short chronology) will produce a death date of 30 CE, and an age of 33 (long chronology) will produce a death date of 33 CE. Now, I don't know the details of how and when modern thought left behind these ancient preoccupations while still keeping the two variant chronologies. It's possible that some other reasoning was used. But, as someone who's done a fair amount of research into what the ancient sources have to say -- and which I've summarised offsite here -- I find it hard to imagine that the modern 30 CE and 33 CE dates were invented on some other basis.
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July 2, 2014 - We calculate that John the Baptist commenced his ministry c. AD 28 or 29, based on the historical note in Luke 3:1 that John started preaching in the fifteenth year of Tiberius’s reign.
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Meaning of the Number 29 in the Bible
Jesus, in 29 A.D., was in the last Roman calendar year of his earthly ministry.