3rd April 33 AD

[Charlie_Zeaiter]

Well, today is an interesting day to discuss this.

I believe that Jesus was Crucified on Friday 3rd April 33AD. This day fits so much:

• It was a Friday
• It was the day before Passover
• Pontius Pilate was Governor
• There was a lunar eclipse (to explain the red moon)

Unfortunately, we don’t know why it was dark that day. But I think there is enough for me to believe that Jesus was crucified that day.

Any thoughts?

More info:
asa3.org/ASA/PSCF/1985/JASA3-85Humphreys.html
geocities.com/ulrich_utiger/church.html
bethlehemstar.net/day/day.htm
barry.warmkessel.com/barry/2002Paper.html
catholicknight.blogspot.com/2007/04/exact-date-of-christs-crucifixion.html

P.S. It is interesting to note that the purpose of the BC / AD dating system was to make the birth of Jesus Christ the dividing point of world history. However, when it was being calculated, they actually made a mistake in p(name removed by moderator)ointing the year of Jesus’ birth. Scholars tend to agree that Jesus was born in around 4-6 BC, not 0 AD.)

 

[Hisalone]

Well, today is an interesting day to discuss this.

I believe that Jesus was Crucified on Friday 3rd April 33AD. This day fits so much:

• It was a Friday
• It was the day before Passover
• Pontius Pilate was Governor
• There was a lunar eclipse (to explain the red moon)

Unfortunately, we don’t know why it was dark that day. But I think there is enough for me to believe that Jesus was crucified that day.

Any thoughts?

More info:
asa3.org/ASA/PSCF/1985/JASA3-85Humphreys.html
geocities.com/ulrich_utiger/church.html
bethlehemstar.net/day/day.htm
barry.warmkessel.com/barry/2002Paper.html
catholicknight.blogspot.com/2007/04/exact-date-of-christs-crucifixion.html

P.S. It is interesting to note that the purpose of the BC / AD dating system was to make the birth of Jesus Christ the dividing point of world history. However, when it was being calculated, they actually made a mistake in p(name removed by moderator)ointing the year of Jesus’ birth. Scholars tend to agree that Jesus was born in around 4-6 BC, not 0 AD.)

I would consider it I rmember reading somewhere that there was dark sky on a certain date recorded in Roman records, Ill see if I can look it up. I have not thought that thecrucifiction was a friday.

 

[Publisher]

Since the commone era began somewhere between around 6BCE, I don’t believe we have it down to perfect logistics…I think it probably was around 27 CE to 34 CE…maybe. To me it is no concern when the exact date is…even if we could know for sure.

 

[ALLFORHIM]

Hi,

My minister just recently said something about April 6th but I cant remember if he said that was Good Friday or Resurrection Sunday. Either way it seems to fit what you are saying.

I believe that the bible scholars were able to figure out that Jesus did die in 33AD:shrug:

 

[jmcrae]

I had always thought it was March 25th, to coincide with the Annunciation.

 

[ALLFORHIM]

I had always thought it was March 25th, to coincide with the Annunciation.

Hi JM,

Im not sure but, I have been told that you really can figure out the exact date from the bible. I, myself, am not willing or interested to do the work to figure it out. I rely on those that actually sat down and did the work:blush: That is too much thinking for me

I have also been told the same about the age of the earth(although not exact)bible scholars seem to think they have come pretty close to how old the earth is based on biblical dates going back to(actually Im not sure if it goes to Adam and Eve)I should ask.
Anyway, apparently the bible has ALOT of dates in it and if one really sits down and does the work they can figure many times of when stuff happened. Like I said Im lazy and hate lineage,dates and times, that kind of bible study would bore me.
Can you tell Im not a huge fan of history

 

[Charlie_Zeaiter]

I had always thought it was March 25th, to coincide with the Annunciation.

March 25th is 9-months before Christmas, so it is quite a fitting date to remember the Annunciation.

March 25th is also famous because, on this day in 1858, it was when Our Lady of Lourdes appeared to St. Bernadette and revealed her name; “I am the Immaculate Conception”.

Anwyay, I don’t think March 25th was ever the day before Passover in the time of Jesus, so I don’t think this date has anything to do with the Crucifixion.

… My minister just recently said something about April 6th but I cant remember if he said that was Good Friday or Resurrection Sunday…

Again, I don’t think so for the same reason mentioned just above.

 

[Righteousone]

Does it really matter when he was crucified ,but that he WAS crucified?

 

[Charlie_Zeaiter]

Does it really matter when he was crucified ,but that he WAS crucified?

Given that some people don’t believe He was crucified, I thought the next most interesting thing - in these Non-Catholic Religions forum - is to discuss when the Crucifixion took place.

And given that some Protestants deny a Friday Crucifixion - an obvious attempt to discredit Catholic Tradition - I thought it would be interesting to try and find out exactly when the Crucifxion took place.

I’m convinced it was Friday 3rd April 33 AD. But the poll says I’m the only one who believes that. I don’t understand; I thought the evidence was overwhelming. How could I be so wrong?

 

[mchale]

I had always thought it was March 25th, to coincide with the Annunciation.

We should keep in mind that the date of Christmas and the Annunciation (9 months earlier) were chosen by the Church as days to remember those events. They were never meant to be taken as the literal anniversary dates by the Church.

–
Bill

 

[Yerusalyim]

Given that some people don’t believe He was crucified, I thought the next most interesting thing - in these Non-Catholic Religions forum - is to discuss when the Crucifixion took place.

And given that some Protestants deny a Friday Crucifixion - an obvious attempt to discredit Catholic Tradition - I thought it would be interesting to try and find out exactly when the Crucifxion took place.

I’m convinced it was Friday 3rd April 33 AD. But the poll says I’m the only one who believes that. I don’t understand; I thought the evidence was overwhelming. How could I be so wrong?

If you’re Catholic you CAN’T accept that date because the Church teaches that Christ was crucified on the first day of passover, not the day before passover. The Eucharist was established the first evening of Passover.

 

[patrick457]

I had always thought it was March 25th, to coincide with the Annunciation.

Actually that comes from the Jewish concept of the “integral age” of the great Jewish prophets. The prophets are thought to have died on the day they were conceived; thus, if Jesus had died on March 25, then that must also be the day He was conceived.

That tradition itself (of Jesus dying at March 25) is quite an old one (it was already in existence by the time of Tertullian, celebrated by the Christians of Rome and North Africa), though of course inaccurate (March 25, 29 AD was not on Nisan 14, which fell on April 16 of that year).

And while it was celebrated the Annunciation on March 25, Spain actually once moved it to December 19. When some tried to move back the feast to the March date, the December date was officially confirmed in the whole Spanish Church by the tenth Synod of Toledo (656). Eventually the March 25 feast was readopted when the Roman Rite entered Spain, yet the December feast is still commemorated (as* St. Mary of the O*). The Ambrosian Rite (Milan) assigns the office of this feast to the last Sunday in Advent.

As for the April 3, 33 date, there are of course compelling evidence for it but until we can ask someone present at the event, we won’t know definitely (Which is why I chose ‘I don’t know’). So I’ll refrain from giving a definite opinion for the present.

 

[patrick457]

Let’s see the dates Nisan 14 and 15 fell between the years 26-36 AD:

26 A.D.-April 19 and 20, Friday and Saturday
27 A.D.-April 9 and 10, Wednesday and Thursday
28 A.D.-April 26 and 27, Monday and Tuesday
29 A.D.-April 16 and 17, Saturday and Sunday
30 A.D.-April 5 and 6, Wednesday and Thursday
31 A.D.-April 25 and 26, Wednesday and Thursday
32 A.D.-April 14 and 15, Monday and Tuesday
33 A.D.-April 3 and 4, Friday and Saturday
34 A.D.-April 21 and 22, Wednesday and Thursday
35 A.D.-April 11 and 12, Monday and Tuesday
36 A.D.-March 30 and 31, Friday and Saturday

Now, let’s see when the prime movers ‘reigned’:

Pilate was Prefect of Judea between 26-36 AD.
Herod Antipas reigned from 4 BC to 39 AD.
Yosef bar Kayafa was Kohen Gadol from 18 to 37 AD.

These, combined with the Friday-Sunday days, restricts the possible dates of the Crucifixion into two:

33 A.D.-April 3 and 4, Friday and Saturday
36 A.D.-March 30 and 31, Friday and Saturday

 

[Righteousone]

Given that some people don’t believe He was crucified, I thought the next most interesting thing - in these Non-Catholic Religions forum - is to discuss when the Crucifixion took place.

And given that some Protestants deny a Friday Crucifixion - an obvious attempt to discredit Catholic Tradition - I thought it would be interesting to try and find out exactly when the Crucifxion took place.

I’m convinced it was Friday 3rd April 33 AD. But the poll says I’m the only one who believes that. I don’t understand; I thought the evidence was overwhelming. How could I be so wrong?

I am not surprised that Protestants deny a Friday crucifixtion, they deny anything that is Catholic…

 

[ALLFORHIM]

I am not surprised that Protestants deny a Friday crucifixtion, they deny anything that is Catholic…

Im curious–when do prots think Jesus was crucified?

Every prot church I know(including mine) celebrates Goog FRIDAY

BUTTTTT I have heard that many scholars say it was actually Thursday when he died. Has something to do with the Jewish Calendar.

 

[Righteousone]

Who cares what day it was??? Fact is he died for us as is…

 

[ALLFORHIM]

Who cares what day it was??? Fact is he died for us as is…

AMEN!!! This is exactly why God didnt tell us when Christ was specifically born because we would probably get too caught in that rather then the fact that He was born and consequently that He came to die for us.

 

[rpp]

Given that some people don’t believe He was crucified, I thought the next most interesting thing - in these Non-Catholic Religions forum - is to discuss when the Crucifixion took place.

And given that some Protestants deny a Friday Crucifixion - an obvious attempt to discredit Catholic Tradition - I thought it would be interesting to try and find out exactly when the Crucifxion took place.

I’m convinced it was Friday 3rd April 33 AD. But the poll says I’m the only one who believes that. I don’t understand; I thought the evidence was overwhelming. How could I be so wrong?

I have never heard of any large or mainstream non-Catholic Christian group deny a Friday crucifixion. Can you be a little more specific about who you believe is denying a Friday crucifixion? Thanks.

 

[rpp]

Let’s see the dates Nisan 14 and 15 fell between the years 26-36 AD:

26 A.D.-April 19 and 20, Friday and Saturday
27 A.D.-April 9 and 10, Wednesday and Thursday
28 A.D.-April 26 and 27, Monday and Tuesday
29 A.D.-April 16 and 17, Saturday and Sunday
30 A.D.-April 5 and 6, Wednesday and Thursday
31 A.D.-April 25 and 26, Wednesday and Thursday
32 A.D.-April 14 and 15, Monday and Tuesday
33 A.D.-April 3 and 4, Friday and Saturday
34 A.D.-April 21 and 22, Wednesday and Thursday
35 A.D.-April 11 and 12, Monday and Tuesday
36 A.D.-March 30 and 31, Friday and Saturday

Now, let’s see when the prime movers ‘reigned’:

Pilate was Prefect of Judea between 26-36 AD.
Herod Antipas reigned from 4 BC to 39 AD.
Yosef bar Kayafa was Kohen Gadol from 18 to 37 AD.

These, combined with the Friday-Sunday days, restricts the possible dates of the Crucifixion into two:

33 A.D.-April 3 and 4, Friday and Saturday
36 A.D.-March 30 and 31, Friday and Saturday

This is really cool, Patrick. Thank you!

We often hear at Christmas time that Jesus was not born on Year 1 A.D. (calendar geeks will know that there is no year 0.). The most likely year given is often between 6 and 3 B.C. I do not recall anyone claiming that He born later than Year 1 A.D.

We know from Luke that Christ started His ministry at about the age of 30. I am not sure of it is tradition or scripture that says His ministry lasted about 3 years.

For Christ to have been crucified in 33 A.D., He would have had to have been born between Year 1 B.C. and Year 1 A.D.

 

[Jennifer_G]

Let’s see the dates Nisan 14 and 15 fell between the years 26-36 AD:

26 A.D.-April 19 and 20, Friday and Saturday
27 A.D.-April 9 and 10, Wednesday and Thursday
28 A.D.-April 26 and 27, Monday and Tuesday
29 A.D.-April 16 and 17, Saturday and Sunday
30 A.D.-April 5 and 6, Wednesday and Thursday
31 A.D.-April 25 and 26, Wednesday and Thursday
32 A.D.-April 14 and 15, Monday and Tuesday
33 A.D.-April 3 and 4, Friday and Saturday
34 A.D.-April 21 and 22, Wednesday and Thursday
35 A.D.-April 11 and 12, Monday and Tuesday
36 A.D.-March 30 and 31, Friday and Saturday

Now, let’s see when the prime movers ‘reigned’:

Pilate was Prefect of Judea between 26-36 AD.
Herod Antipas reigned from 4 BC to 39 AD.
Yosef bar Kayafa was Kohen Gadol from 18 to 37 AD.

These, combined with the Friday-Sunday days, restricts the possible dates of the Crucifixion into two:

33 A.D.-April 3 and 4, Friday and Saturday
36 A.D.-March 30 and 31, Friday and Saturday

This is really cool, Patrick. Thank you!

We often hear at Christmas time that Jesus was not born on Year 1 A.D. (calendar geeks will know that there is no year 0.). The most likely year given is often between 6 and 3 B.C. I do not recall anyone claiming that He born later than Year 1 A.D.

We know from Luke that Christ started His ministry at about the age of 30. I am not sure of it is tradition or scripture that says His ministry lasted about 3 years.

For Christ to have been crucified in 33 A.D., He would have had to have been born between Year 1 B.C. and Year 1 A.D.

Why not 26 AD, too? (especially if you move 1AD back 6 years to 6BC - there’s no 0AD - then 33AD becomes 26 AD.)

So, if we’re missing 6 years, I guess it’s really 2014?