How
old was Jesus
Birth
and Resurrection per
Logical
Conclusion(s) from Historical Information
J-Man
I have been befuddled
and frustrated by the repeat of
the various assumptions of when Jesus was born and when He
was crucified. The
dates vary and the most popular seem to
repeat without a verified basis. The
most popular dates appear frequently yet without a basis
upon which I have
comfort to rely upon. I
don’t like fuzzy
math and thought there must be some solid basis upon which
to rely. In
researching Jesus birth the range I have
found extends from 6 B.C. to 1 A.D. with the most frequent
being 3 B.C.
Jesus death and
resurrection reported by the “experts”
range from 28 A.D. to 33 A.D.
Current prophetic
voices make their graphs, charts and
pronouncements as if each has extracted with certainty what
is “fact”!
This was what
motivated to explore to find real information
that would authenticate what has been written and see what
conclusion may
result. There
are scant Biblical date
points upon which to base or extract creditable conclusions.
I have identified
two:
1.
Herod the Great was
the King when Jesus was
born. He
entertained the entourage of
the Kings that came from the East, perhaps Persia. Matthew Chapter 2
says that Herod was the
king, met the wise men, made the decree to slaughter the 2
year olds and
younger. Joseph
was warned to fled to
Egypt with Mary and Jesus until word came that those who
sought to kill the
child were dead. Herod
transferred rule
to his son in 4 B.C. Most
sources report
that Herod died in 4 B.C.
2.
The date of the
beginning of John the
Baptist’s ministry as recorded in Luke 3:1 that in the
fifteenth year of
Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilot being governor of Judea, and
Herod being
tetrarch of Galilee.
*Tiberius
Caesar
Co-regent with Augustus, his grandfather, A.D.
11/12 and began
sole reign August 19,
A.D.14 until his death in 37 A.D.
*Pontius
Pilot Governor
of Judea A.D.
26/27 to A.D. 36/37 during Jesus’
ministry, execution and resurrection.
*Herod
Antipas or
Herod the Tetrarch (Ruler of ¼ of the kingdom)
Called
himself King Herod but, was never
a king. Inherited
one fourth of his
father’s,
King Herod the Great’s kingdom
upon his death in 4 B.C.
- Ruler of
Galilee. Born
before
20 B.C. and died after
39 A.D. Ruled
during Jesus’ life.
Summary of the
Information discovered:
1
I do not see how Jesus
could have been born
in 3 B.C. based upon known historical information.
a.
Herod the Great,
according to the majority
of historians, reigned from 37 B.C. to 4 B.C. before passing
the throne over to
his son. Most
then record that he died
in the spring of 4 B.C. Luke records “in the days of Herod
the King” as he
writes about the birth of Jesus.
b.
The Numerous Wise Men
who came to Herod,
probably from Persia, would have been very familiar with the
Prophetic writings
of Daniel. These
as a group with
military protection, came to Herod asking where is the new
King that was born
for we have seen the sign that He has been born in Judea.
c.
Herod asked the time
when they saw the sign
that a king was born. They told him that within the last 2
years.
d.
Herod, threatened by a
king that would
challenge his rule, then planned and carried out the
slaughter all the babies
in the vicinity of Bethlehem 2 years of age and younger.
e.
Therefore, the babies
slain after the
arrival of the Wise men would have been those born at
least 2 years
prior to the Wise men’s arrival.
f.
Conclusion: Thus Jesus would
have been born at
least 6 or even 7 B.C.
Let’s settle
for the minimum, 6 B.C.
g.
Joseph, Mary and Jesus
fled to Egypt long
before Herod died for an angel had appeared to Joseph
warning him to take his
family and immediately flee to flee to Egypt.
They did not return to their home in Nazareth until
an angel said that
it was safe to return.
The angel told
them that those that have sought to kill the child are gone.
Herod was dead
and no longer ruling after 4
B.C.
h.
On the start of 1
A.D., Jesus would have
been at least 5 years old. There
is no “0” year.
2
Jesus most likely
would not have
been born in the fall or the winter as Scripture said the
shepherds were
staying in the fields.
“Lambing
season” is in the spring. The
shepherds were there to protect the lambs and help in the
birthing process. They
stayed to assure these newly born lambs
would be safe from the many predators and thieves and to
assure these new lambs
were feed and healthy. They would also be anticipating and
preparing that these
lambs would need to be protected and be perfect. They wanted them
to bring top sale price when
next year Passover came in one year.
a.
Shepherds stayed in
the fields during the “lambing
season” so that they could both protect and nourish these
new lambs and it was
their charge to increase the flock.
b.
These lambs born in
the spring would have
been the Passover sacrifices one year later.
The one year old lambs without spot or imperfection
and perfect would
garner a top price to those who would want to buy the best
and be in accordance
of the “law” for their offering. Perfect
one year old lambs would provide the best of income for the
Shepherds and the
owners of the fields.
c.
It would be consistent
and fit God’s
pattern if Jesus would also have been born in the spring for
He was the true
Passover Lamb to be sacrificed for the sins of the whole
world.
3.
Tiberius Caesar, the 2nd
Caesar
in Roman history and grandson of Augustus.
According
to historical
records Tiberius started his reign in August 19, A.D. 14.
a.
Fuzzy
Point 1 – Luke 3:1
describes John the
Baptist’s ministry started in the 15th year of Tiberius’s
reign. However,
Tiberius was made co-regent with his
grandfather in 11/12 B.C. to insure that there was a
descendent to ascend to
rule in Augustus’ place.
He became sole
ruler in 14 A.D. Scripture does not designate what start
date was referenced
in Luke. The
final conclusion of this
article reveals the answer and gives some insight.
b.
First option start
date of A.D. 14,
then adding 15 years yields 29 A.D. as the date that
John the Baptist
emerged as the “Baptizer” and began calling people to
repent.
c.
Fuzzy
Point 1– If the
scripture actually
counted Tiberius’s reign from when he was co-regent then the
start date would
have been as early as 26 A.D.
d.
These are the only
real confirmations of
any date options that the Scripture clearly provides. So there is a range
depending upon what start date
of Tiberius’s reign was actually implied in Luke.
e.
If Jesus came
immediately to be baptized by
John at the beginning of his ministry, Jesus would be 29
years plus the 5
years from 6 B.C. to 1 B.C. or Jesus was would have
been 34 years old.
f.
Fuzzy
Point 1 -
If the date for Tiberius reign was meant to be when he
became co-regent, then
the 15th year of his reign would begin 26 A.D. Jesus would have
been 31 years old or 3
years younger.
g.
The Bible does not
seem to indicate how
long John had been proclaiming the message of repentance
before Jesus came to
be baptized by him. But,
it does seem to
indicate the John had gathered a following and had even been
recognized and
questioned by the Pharisees as to what his purpose was in
baptizing. He told
them it was for remission of sin.
h.
It would be reasonable
to deduce that John
had been in his ministry for a while before Jesus shows up. John had a
ministry, established a following
including John and Andrew, who were to become Jesus’
Apostles.
i.
If John started
baptizing in 29 A.D. then Jesus
perhaps came to him in the spring of 30 A.D. The result of
this meeting was the
Holy Spirit lighting upon Jesus and God’s voice validating
that this Jesus was
His Son. Jesus would have been 35 years of age.
j.
Fuzzy
Point 1 - If the
Tiberius reign mentioned
was to include the co-regent time, Jesus’ age would have
been 32 years old and
the year 27 A.D. when He was baptized.
k.
Conclusion: Jesus
was either 35 years old or 32 years old when He was led by
the Holy Spirit to
the wilderness for 40 days of fasting and then testing by
Satan. This
testing would most likely have occurred
either in 30
A.D. or as early as 27
A.D.
4.
According to
scripture, Jesus celebrated at
least 3 Passovers, the last being the Last Supper.
a.
Starting with His
overcoming Satan’s
temptation in the wilderness in 30 A.D. and adding 3 years
of ministry, Jesus
may have been 38 years when He redeemed mankind at the Cross
and the Tomb in 33
A.D.
b.
Fuzzy
Point 1 – If Tiberius reign
was considered as the
earlier date when he was co-regent,
the
Crucifixion and Resurrection would have occurred in 30 A.D.
when Jesus was 35
years of age.
c.
Fuzzy
Point 2 -
Flavius Josephus (A.D. 37 to A.D.100),
the Jewish historian writes that he, Josephus, was born in
Jerusalem four
years after the
crucifixion of Jesus of
Nazareth. 37
A.D. minus 4 years is 33
A.D. Thus he
projects a resurrection of
Jesus as 33 A.D.
d.
But, if Luke was
reporting that John the Baptist started his ministry
according to the beginning
of Tiberius reign as of 11/12 B.C. , then Jesus would have
been crucified in 30
A.D. at the age of 35.
e.
Conclusions – 2
options: Jesus was either crucified at 30 or 33 A.D. He was 35 or 38
years old.
INFORMATION THET NAILED MY FINAL CONCLUSION
5.
The
calendar for the year 33 A.D. does not match up to
any of the dates and
times that are recorded in the Bible narrative for Passover
and Resurrection. Nisan
1 is Saturday April 18.
Passover is Saturday May 9th.
6.
The
calendar for 30 A.D. is the exact match for the
Biblical narrative
and is also a perfect match to the current year 2023. Nisan 1 is March
22 and the Bible narrative
fits for the Spring Feasts of the Lord.
7.
Because
of the 30 A.D. calendar alignment with the Biblical
narrative it leads me to
conclude that Jesus was crucified in 30 A.D.
Thus the reference in Luke
to the start of John the Baptist’s ministry must have been a
reference to
Tiberius’s reign as starting from the time he was made
co-regent in 11/12 B.C.
8.
There is no scripture
for confirming a 3 ½
year ministry nor is there any reference to Jesus being 30
or 33 years old when
He allowed Himself to be sacrificed for us.
We are now seeing
many signs that 30 A.D. plus 2,000 years, i.e. 2 days, is
leading to Agenda
2030 A.D. And, UN, WEF, WHO etc. all who have an agenda for
the nations and
people of the earth. Year
2030 appears
to fit right into prophecy and it is on schedule. Even more so as we
see the time approaching.
ALL
THIS DOES NOT ALTER THE AMAZING GIFT JESUS
GAVE US!
But
for me, it cleared up some of the fuzziness that
always seemed to
present itself as historians; presenters, etc. show charts,
graphs and
dates. I wanted
something concrete to
hold unto. For me, I have found it!
AND,
I HATE FUZZY
MATH!
