Jesus was born in 5 BCE and crucified in 30 CE

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Ezekiel184

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The year of the crucifixion is extremely important to know. It reveals the year of Jesus' return, because exactly 2000 years after his crucifixion, he will return. Since Jesus was crucified in 30 CE, he will return in 2030.

Why was Jesus born in 5 BCE and crucified in 30 CE?​

Bible reports:
  • that Jesus was born before Herod died (Matt 2:20)
  • that Jesus began his ministry at the age of 30, when he was baptized in the 15th year of Tiberius' reign (Lk 3:1, 21-23)
  • that Jesus celebrated the first Passover of his ministry when the Herodian Temple was under construction for 46 years (Jhn 2:18-23)
  • that Jesus celebrated a total of 3 or 4 Passovers during his ministry (Dan 9:27; Jhn 2:13, 5:1, 6:4, 11:55)
  • that Jesus was crucified under Pontius Pilate, the governor of Judea (Matt 27:2)
  • that Jesus was crucified on Friday, Nisan 14 (Mk 15:42; Jhn 19:14)
  • that Jesus was crucified a full 40 years before the destruction of Jerusalem (Jon 3:4; Eusebius' Church History 3.7.9; Yoma 39b:5)
History reports:
  • that Herod died in March 4 BCE, which means that Jesus was born before March 4 BCE
  • that Tiberius' 15th year of reign was from 26 to 27 CE or from 27 to 28 CE (his co-princeps began in 12 or 13 CE), which means that Jesus was baptized sometime between 26 and 28 CE
  • that the Herodian Temple was under construction for 46 years in 27 or 28 CE (it began in 20 or 19 BCE), which means that Jesus celebrated the first Passover of his ministry in 27 or 28 CE
  • that Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea from 26 to 36 CE, which means that Jesus was crucified sometime between 26 and 36 CE
  • that between 28 and 33 CE, Nisan 14 fell on Friday only in 30 and 33 CE, which means that Jesus was crucified in 30 or 33 CE
  • that the siege of Jerusalem started on Nisan 14, 70 CE, and ended with the destruction of Jerusalem in Tammuz/Av of the same year, which means that Jesus was crucified in 30 CE
Conclusions:
  • since Jesus was crucified a full 40 years before the destruction of Jerusalem (30 CE) on Friday, Nisan 14 (30 or 33 CE), he was crucified on Nisan 14, 30 CE
  • since Jesus was crucified on Nisan 14, 30 CE, and his ministry encompassed a total of 4 Passovers, he celebrated his first Passover in 27 CE, which means he was baptized in late 26 CE
  • since Jesus was baptized in late 26 CE at the age of 30, and Herod died in March 4 BCE, he was born in March 5 BCE
Side note: Most modern scholars agree that Jesus was born sometime between 6 and 4 BCE (Chronology of Jesus - Wikipedia) and crucified in 30 CE (Josef Blinzler's survey).
 
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