.. that is certainly an intriguing idea?????!!!! but I had thought 30 C. E. as well!!
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SCIENTIFIC DATA SUPPORTING THE CRUCIFIXION
According to Mark 15:42 and Luke 23:54, Jesus died on the preparation day of Friday 15 Nissan, which was the day before the Sabbath. Now whilst Jesus experienced his brutal execution upon the cross (Matthew 27:45), a period of darkness covered the land from the sixth hour until the ninth. From this it is important to note that this is supported by scientific data from a catalogue of lunar eclipses. For example the data revealed that in A.D. 30 there were no lunar eclipses till the end of May, whereas in A.D.33 a partial lunar eclipse with the magnitude 0.5764 happened when the moon rose at the night of April 3. [1] Now this was the first full moon after the spring equinox, and was the day before the Jewish Passover which fell on Saturday 16 Nissan. From this it is important to note that the eclipse took place from 16:12:50 to 19:02:56 on the universal time, and would a have been from about 6 pm to 9 pm. Therefore this shows that Jesus died during the lunar eclipse, which according to Matthew 27:50-53 was after he cried out to God in a loud voice.
Now according to verse fifty-one, after Jesus gave up his spirit an earthquake shook the land, which is supported by Geologist Jefferson Williams of Supersonic Geophysical, and colleagues from the German Research Center for Geosciences. For example after studying soil samples from the beach of Ein Gedi Spa, which is next to the Dead Sea, two earthquakes were detected by researching the deeper layers of the soil. Now these findings were discovered by looking at the layers of built-up sediment, called varves, which build up each year, whereby it was determined that a widespread earthquake is known to have happened in 31BC, and another one was detected which must have occurred between 26AD and 36AD. Williams told Discovery that the latter earthquake occurred during 'the years when Pontius Pilate was procurator of Judea, and when the earthquake of the Gospel of Matthew is historically constrained.' He said the day and date of the crucifixion are known with a fair degree of precision - but the year has been in question. Therefore based on this information, Williams said the clues were:
All four gospels and Tacitus in Annals (XV,44) agree that the crucifixion occurred when Pontius Pilate was procurator of Judea from 26-36 AD
All four gospels say the crucifixion occurred on a Friday
All four gospels agree that Jesus died a few hours before the beginning of the Jewish Sabbath (nightfall on a Friday)
Now with regards to the three synoptic Gospels mentioning darkness upon the land from the sixth hour to the ninth, this can be compared with Matthew 20:1-12. For example laborers were hired for work early in the morning, others were hired at the third hour (around 9 a.m.), the sixth hour (noon), and the ninth hour (3 p.m.). Therefore it can be determined that Jesus was on the cross at noon when the eclipse began, and remained on the cross till around 3pm when the eclipse ended. So this shows that all three accounts from the Synoptic Gospels agree. Now when comparing the time of the crucifixion in the fourth Gospel with the other three Synoptic Gospels, it appears that the account by John the Evangelist is different. For example according to John 19:14, it was about the sixth hour when Pilate told the Jews, Behold, your King! whereas Mark 15:25 says it was the third hour (9am) when Jesus was crucified. Now to resolve this issue, it is important to note that the account by John the Evangelist was nearing the end of the trial of Jesus, whereas the Gospel of Mark was when Jesus was crucified. Also it is probable that John was using time according to a Roman civil day, and would have therefore measured the start of a day from midnight instead of from dawn. For example a Roman civil day is used in John 1:39, which shows that the tenth hour mentioned in the text would have been 4pm. Therefore when referring back to the account in the Gospel of John, it can be determined that Jesus was sent to be crucified at the 6am (John19:14), and was on the cross before the lunar eclipse at noon (Mark 15:25).
Now this is also supported by Phlegon of Tralles, who was a first century Greek historian. For example a time-line can be established from his famous works called The Olympiades as follows:
"In the 4th year of the 202nd Olympiad, there was a great eclipse of the Sun, greater than had ever been known before, for at the sixth hour the day was changed into night, and the stars were seen in the heavens. An earthquake occurred in Bythinia and overthrew a great part of the city of Nicæa."
Also Africanus quoted from Phlegon as follows:
"During the time of Tiberius Cæsar an eclipse of the sun occurred during the Full Moon."
From this it is important to note that ancient Greece, the Olympic Games were held in the month of July of the first year of each Olympiad, and was a 4 year period between July and June of each succeeding year. Now the 202nd Olympiad has been calculated to run from July AD 29 to June AD 33. Therefore it can be
And another historian known as Philipon (with Origen) confirms the historicity of Phlegon's statement by writing,
"And about this darkness - Phlegon recalls it in the Olympiads... Phlegon mentioned the eclipse which took place during the crucifixion of the Lord Christ, and no other (eclipse), it is clear that he did not know from his sources about any (similar) eclipse in previous times ...and this is shown by the historical account of Tiberius Caesar."
Also this is supported by Luke 3:1 that states it was in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, and when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea.
From this it is important to note that when this is combined with the scientific data from a catalogue of lunar eclipses, the evidence shows that Jesus died around 3pm on Friday April 3, 33 A.D.
9. MIRACLE OF THE CRIMSON CORD
Talmud - Yoma 39b:
Our Rabbis taught: During the last forty years before the destruction of the Temple the lot [For the Lord] did not come up in the right hand; nor did the crimson-coloured strap become white; nor did the westernmost light shine; and the doors of the Hekal would open by themselves, until R. Johanan b. Zakkai rebuked them, saying: Hekal, Hekal, why wilt thou be the alarmer thyself? [2] I know about thee that thou wilt be destroyed, for Zechariah ben Ido has already prophesied concerning thee: [3] Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars. [4]
The Rabbis taught, "During the last forty years before the destruction of the Temple which happened circa 70 A.D., the scarlet thread did not become white, nor did the Western lamp in the Temple shine; and the doors of the Holy of Holies would fling themselves open of their own accord. For the forty years before the destruction of the Temple, the scarlet thread never turned white, but remained red." The second Temple was destroyed in 70 A.D.; forty years before 70 A.D. would have been circa 30 A.D./ C.E. In other words, from the time of Jesus until the destruction of the Temple, according to Judaism, the people's sin was never forgiven. They are trying to justify themselves by works, but Isaiah 64:6 tells us that our righteous deeds are as filthy rags the literal Hebrew term for 'filthy rags' in this passage is actually a comparison to a blood soiled menstrual cloth
