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The Crucifixion Was Not on Friday 29beginning of A.D. 28, just befo re the first Passover in J esus'ministry.If the ministry of Christ began in any other year than theautumn of A.D. 27, then the temple would not have beenexactly 46 years in building by the time of the Passover in thespring of 28 A.D.Proof Five: The Reign of Emperor TiberiusOne of the most vital keys to the chronology of Christ'sministry - and yet one of the most universally misunderstooddates- is the 15th year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar. Luketells us that John the Baptist began to preach in his 15th year(Luke 3: 1).When was this fifteenth year?The trouble arises from the fact that there are at leasttwo dates from which the reign of Tiberius Caesar may becounted- the first commences with his being made co-rulerwith Augustus Caesar, at the very end of A.D. 11 or the beginningof A.D. 12. The exact month is not known, but it isnot essential anyway. The second date begins with his sole rulein August, A.D. 14. Luke could have used either date and beenhistorically correct. But which one did he use?To be consistent with all the other facts, Luke must haveused the earlier date as the beginning of the reign of Tiberius.In fact, for the word "reign" Luke uses a Greek word meaning"government" in general, indicating that he did not mean hissole emperorship, but merely his elevation to joint authorityaboutthe end of A.D. 11 or beginning of A.D. 12.In determining the emperor's regnal year, Luke used thecustomary Jewish form, practiced also by Josephus. "Josephusalso . . . in order to avoid making the last year of one emperorcoincide with the first year of his successor, reckoned the finalyear of each emperor as continuing to the end of the currentyear, and made the first year of his sucessor begin [in] Aprilfollowing his accession," says the competent scholar W. M.Ramsey in his book Was Christ Born at Bethlehem?, page 223.This method which has but recently been understood, wasused by Luke also to determine imperial joint reigns. The first
30 The Crucifixion Was Not on Fridayyear of the joint reign of Tiberius would extend from aboutApril, 12 A.D. to April, 13 A.D. His fifteenth year would extendfrom about April, 26 A.D. to April, 27 A.D.In this 15th year John the Baptist began to preach repentanceall about the Jordan River before Jesus was baptized byhim. John's ministry occupied severa[ months in which he preparedthe way for J esus.Notice how this dovetails with the next proof.Proof Six: When Was Pilote Governor?Luke names Pontius Pilate as governor of Judaea when.John received his call (Luke 3:1). "Now in the fifteenth year ofthe government of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governorof Judaea ... the Word of God carne unto John." Pilateruled for ten years. Many historians give his dates as 26 to 36A.D., but this is a mistake.Pilate was deposed a few months befare the Passover at theclase of his tenth year. He hurriedly sailed for Rome to appealto Emperor Tiberius. On his way news carne that Tiberius died.You will read this in Josephus' Antiquities XVIII, iv, 2.Since Pilate was in a great hurry to reach Rome, he musthave left shortly befare the death of the Emperor which occurredin March, 37 A. D. Ten years befare this is about thebeginning of A. D. 27 at which time Pilate began his procuratorship.Here is what the International Standard Bible Encyclopediasays in its article "Pilate": The assumed date for Pilateis usually "from 26 to 36 A. D .... Tiberius died on March 16,37 A. D. Such a delay [in Pilate's journey to Rome] is inconceivablein view of the circumstances; hence ... the period of hisprocuratorship [is] 27-37 A. D."The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia states, under thearticle "Pilate": "He probably succeeded Gratus 27 A. D. andended his procuratorship early in 37; it is not likely that Pilaterequired more than a year for his return journey to Rome ...and he arrived there after Tiberius' death, which took placeMarch 16, 37."Now notice. As Pilate did not begin his governorship till
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