Timeline of Jesus Life

[Gideon]

Here is a timeline from 20 BC to 30 AD. Every year is shown, and please note, there is no year zero. The scale is fairly small to fit it all in so I hope it can be read. Please check out the scriptures shown, and lets discuss the likely years of Jesus' birth and death.

 

[BABerean2]

Brother Gideon,

Please let me thank you again for recommending "The Atonement Clock" by Christian Gedge. I have a 79 year old friend with an engineering background.
He fell in love with the copy I gave him at Christmas.

During a discussion with another poster in the last day or so, he said there was a reference by Josephus of a total lunar eclipse before Passover, the year Herod died.

I found a total lunar eclipse visible in the middle east on March 23, 4 BC, which is listed on the NASA website.

It can be seen in the links below.


http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEhistory/LEplot/LE-0004Mar23T.pdf


http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLE/5MCLE-Figs-05.pdf

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Also, thanks for posting this timeline from the book.


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[Gideon]

Hi Berean,

Yes, that would be the total lunar eclipse referred to by Josephus. Herod's death is reliably put at late March 4 BC, and no serious scholars dispute it. Therefore, since Herod was still alive when Jesus was born in Bethlehem, experts conclude that his birth must have been between 8 BC and 4 BC.

The diagram above shows 5 BC, and that fits well with Lukes information that Jesus was about 30 years old when he began his ministry.

Im glad your friend likes 'The Atonement Clock.' The book is committed to precision dating, and when key dates are accurately identified, they reveal a stunning convergence of data leading to Messiah. I hope more people read it.

 

[Danoh]

Hi Berean,

Yes, that would be the total lunar eclipse referred to by Josephus. Herod's death is reliably put at late March 4 BC, and no serious scholars dispute it. Therefore, since Herod was still alive when Jesus was born in Bethlehem, experts conclude that his birth must have been between 8 BC and 4 BC.

The diagram above shows 5 BC, and that fits well with Lukes information that Jesus was about 30 years old when he began his ministry.

Im glad your friend likes 'The Atonement Clock.' The book is committed to precision dating, and when key dates are accurately identified, they reveal a stunning convergence of data leading to Messiah. I hope more people read it.

That's gotta give him a kick - being called Berean, lol

Love ya, B, but you have left yourself wide open to some levity at your expense - toughen up, lol

 

[keras]

Anybody care to carefully check this over and comment?

7000 years From the Creation to the Completion of Mankind

Genesis 1:27 Adam was created in 3970.5 BCE, 4000 years before 29.5 CE. The start of Jesus’ ministry. Note: All years are counted from their commencement.

Gen 5:3 Seth +130, Gen 5:6 Enoch +105, Gen 5:9 Kenan +90, Gen 5:12 Mahalalel +70, Gen 5:15 Jared +65, Gen 5:18 Enoch +162, Gen 5:21 Methuselah +65, Gen 5:25 Lamech +187, Gen 5:28 Noah+182, Gen 6:7 The Flood came when Noah was +600, Gen 11:10 Arpachshad +2 - born to Shem after the flood. Gen 11:12 Selah +35, Gen 11:14 Heber +30, Gen 11:16 Peleg +34, Gen 11:18 Reu +30, Gen 11:20 Serug +32, Gen 11:22 Nahor +30 , Gen 11:24 Terah +29, Gen 11:26 Abram +70.
Abraham was +99 when the Covenant was made with God. Total years so far = 2047
Galatians 3:17 Paul states that the Torah was given +430 after the Covenant. Total years elapsed until the Exodus – 2477, that is: 1493.5 BCE. [Many ancient records say Comet Typhon passed close the earth at that time. It was the cause of many of the disasters in Egypt.]

1 Kings 6:1 The Temple construction starts, in the 4th year of King Solomon +480 since Torah and the Exodus.. Total years so far = 2957
1 Kings 11:42 Solomon 40 minus 4 = +36, 1 Kings 14:21 Rehoboam +17, 1 Kings 15:2 Abijah +3, 2 Chron 16:13 Asa +41, 1 Kings 22:42 Jehoshaphat +25, 2 Kings 8:17 Jehoram +8, 2 Kings 8:26 Ahaziah +1, 2 Kings 11:1-3 Athaliah +6, 2 Kings 12:1-3 Joash +40, 2 Kings 14:1-2 Amaziah +29, 2 Kings 15:1-2 Azariah +52, 2 Kings 15:32 Jotham +16, 2 Kings 16:1-2 Ahaz +16, 2 Kings 18:1-2 Hezekiah +29, 2 Kings 21:1 Manasseh +55, 2 Kings 21:19 Amon +2, 2 Kings 22:1-2 Josiah +31, 2 Kings 22:31 Jehoahaz +3mths, 2 Kings 23:31 Jehoiakim +11, 2 Kings 24:8 Jehoichin +3mths, 2 Kings 24:18 Zedekiah +11, who ruled until the Babylonian captivity in 586 BCE.
Total years to the 1st exile of Judah = 3386.5. 3386.5 + 613.5 = 4000 years.
613.5 - 586 + 2 comes to 29.5 CE. Plus 2 for the total number of elapsed years.

586 BCE + 2015 CE - 2 = 2599 years since the known date of the Jewish Exile. Minus 2 for the current system of counting the year from its commencement.
Therefore: 2599 + 3386.5 = 5985.5 years is the present age of mankind. [Jan. 2015]

 

[Aijalon]

why is the 1BC eclipse not the one. how was it ruled out?

 

[Gideon]

It doesnt fit the known facts of Herods life. Josephus tells us that he died after a 34 years reign. (Antiquites 17:1) His reign began in 37 BC so if we deduct 34 from that, it comes to 4 BC.

The 1 BC eclipse happened during Herod's sons reign, and is too late to be the eclipse referred to here.

 

[Aijalon]

But what year did he gain his kingdom from the Romans? How is the start of his reign dated?

So Herod, having survived the slaughter of his son [Antipater] five days, died, having reigned thirty-four years, since he had caused Antigonus to be slain, and obtained his kingdom; but thirty-seven years since he had been made king by the Romans [War of the Jews, 1:33:8 (665); cf. Antiquities of the Jews 17:8:1 (191)].

Read more: Jesus' birth and when Herod the Great *really* died |Blogs | NCRegister.com]


According to Wikipedia anyway, Herods kingdom was from 37 BC to 4 BC, and Josephus dates his death 34 years after OBTAINING the kingdom and SLAYING Antoginus.

So it is very logical that his death was in 1 BC, and that between the time the Romans appointed him king, and when he took the throne in-fact was about 3+ years. Therefore his son ruled during the 4 BC to 1 BC while Herod lived is the appropriate explanation, and Josephus indicates his son did have authority while Herod lived.

So if the date Herod was legal king was 37 BCE per the romans, then Josephus counts his death at 1 BC.

I guess the calendar is right after all!