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06 20 2026 [2010-08-31]
Caution: This page, most particularly items I thru XXVIII, will shortly be
revised…
In the meantime, please use my Dated Synopsis of All Four
Gospels…
A Brief Outline
of
Dated N.T. Events, and
of the Regnal Years and Dates of Roman
from Julius Caesar thru Domitian
contributing
towards a better understanding
of the timeline in the N.T.:
Abstract:
Although this brief
outline of dated events is still being provided, it has been largely replaced
by my Dated Synopsis of the Four Gospels in three parts: 1. Yeshua’s early years, 2.
Yeshua’s ministry from the Passover
15 CE through 17 CE, and 3: Yeshua’s ministry from the Passover 17 CE through 19 CE
and the end of the Gospels.
Once the year of the
Passover of Crucifixion is established it becomes an easy matter to place many
other events more or less firmly in time.
Under the guidance of Yahweh and based upon an 19 CE crucifixion,
and/or upon 26± celestial
events dated using astronomical tables, a number of New Testament events, various rulers over
Israel and Judae, the War and the Destruction of
Jerusalem, and also the
Regnal Years and Dates of all Roman Emperors from Julius Caesar through Caesar
Domitian, have been identified and dated. The complete details of this
study may be found under the links provided within this abbreviated outline:
Miscellaneous
New Testament events:
I.
The timing of
John the Baptist’s conception and delivery
- The “course of
Abia” (Luke 1:5) is the eighth course [1 Chr. 24:10,]
which is naturally the Course of Priests beginning their services at the
beginning of the 7th Sabbath of Omer, or designating it as I’d
prefer the 8th Sabbaths (of 8,) that is the Feast of Sabbaths, Hag
HaShavuot, the Day of Pentecost and continuing through the next, the 8th,
Sabbath.
- John the Baptist was conceived in Aviv of 16 BCE
[the month Aviv began at sunset March 11 (or 12,) 16 BCE] and, accordingly, he
was delivered at full term pregnancy in the beginning of Tevet, at the end of
16 BCE [the month Tevet began at sunset Friday December 2, 16 BCE[1].]
II.
The timing of Yeshua’s conception and delivery
§ "And in
the sixth month the angel
Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of
§ The sixth month of the year ends at the beginning
of the Day of Trumpets [which day, in 16 BCE, began at sunset on September 4 or
5, 16 BCE[2]. (Cf. the Latin name Sept-ember: “Sept-“ means seven and “-ember” means month.)]
§ The Feast of Tabernacles, which
is the third week in the seventh month, has strong associations with the making
of a family, i.e. weddings, conception, etc.. The
Feast of Tabernacles is the 15th through the 21st day of
the Seventh Moon [beginning September 18 or 19 through sunset September 25 or
26, 16 BCE.]
§ Mary would likely have
experienced the joyful event of quickening in her 18th through 20th week
after LMP, which would correspond to the 1st week of Adar ± 1 week
[February or March 1 ± 10 days, 15 BCE,] albeit more experienced mothers may
recognize quickening as early as in the 13th week, which week would
correspond to the 2nd week in the 10th Moon [the week
beginning December or January 8, 15 BCE.]
§ Yeshua’s Expected Date of
Delivery [280 days after LMP or 266 days (9 lunar months) after conception]
would then be Sivan or Tammuz 15, 15 BCE, [beginning June or July 11,
15 BCE.]
I.
The timing of Yeshua’s circumcision:
§
Based upon the above the circumcision of Yeshua
would have taken place on Sivan (22 or) 23 or Tammuz 23 [the day beginning June
19 or else July 19, 15 BCE.]
II.
The timing of the days of Mary’s purification according
to the law of Moses:
§ Based upon the above Expected Date of Delivery the
“three and thirty days…” “days of her [Mary’s]
purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished…” at the beginning
of Tammuz 19, or else Av 20, 15 BCE [the day beginning July 15 or else August
14, 15 BCE.]
III.
The timing of Yeshua’s visit to the Temple in
Jerusalem at age 12
- Yeshua was
found by his parents at the Temple on the evening following the Third Day of
the week, i.e. the beginning of the Fourth Day of Aviv 24, 3 BCE [Tuesday
night, April 9, 3 BCE.]
IV.
The Ministry of John the Baptist, and the Baptism and
Temptation of Yeshua
- The calling
and ministry of John the Baptist commenced some time after October 5, 14 CE and was concluded by the end of the Passover
following upon the baptism of Yeshua in the early fall of 15 CE (cf. VII
below,) i.e. by Aviv 14, 16 CE [Friday, April 10, 16 CE.]
- The details of the Scripture makes it
almost certain that Yeshua was baptized upon the Shabbat of Bul
15, 15 CE
[the day beginning at sunset Fri November 15, 15 CE (Julian day #1726855,)] which day was not only the first day of that month
when the sun rose in the east before the moon set in the west, such that both
sun and moon could be seen at the same time, similar(?) to the timing of King Saul’s death, but…
- Notice!, Bul 15 was also the day that
Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, king of Israel, dedicated
in commemoration unto himself.
- Likewise, the
last and fortieth day of temptations occurred on Kislev 25, 15 CE [beginning
Wednesday night December 25 and Thursday, 15 CE, i.e. beginning on Christmas
Day.]
- Notice the
associations between Yeshua’s last temptation, Thursday, and Ascension Day on the one hand, and on the other Yeshua’s last
temptation, December 25, and Christmas Day!
V.
The First Disciples being Called the First Time
- Yeshua called Andrew
and Simon on the Seventh Day Sabbath, Kislev 27, 15 CE [beginning at sunset
Friday, December 27, 15 CE.]
- Philip and Nathanael were called by Yeshua, while on
their way back home to Bethsaida from Jerusalem, on the First Day of the week,
Kislev 28, 15 CE [the day beginning at sunset Saturday night December 28, 15
CE.]
VI.
The Marriage
in Cana of Galilee
- Tuesday Aviv 3, 16 CE [March 31, 16 CE, beginning Monday
night March 30, 16 CE,] is “the Third Day” any which way you look at it, i.e.
the third day of the week, the third day of the month, and the third day of the
Babylonian (not the Scriptural) year, isn’t it?
- Although I cannot be positive about the above exact
date, I find that that wedding day certainly did fall between the Day of
Dedication, Kislev 25, 15 CE, and Passover, Aviv 14, 16 CE.
VII.
The First Cleansing of the Temple by Yeshua
- The first
cleansing of the Temple by Yeshua took place, most likely, per the Scriptural
record, on the Seventh-day Sabbath, Aviv 14, 16 CE [beginning Friday, April 10,
16 CE.]
VIII.
The
Beginning of Yeshua’s Ministry vs. the Beginning of the “Forty and Six Years”
- This conversation between Yeshua and “the
Jews” took place immediately following the event under V. above,
i.e. on, or a very few days prior to, Aviv 13, 16 CE [Friday, April 10, 16 CE.]
IX.
The Imprisonment of John the
Baptist
- Josephus re John the Baptist
- A likely date for John the Baptist’s imprisonment is
Aviv 22, 16 CE, i. e. that First Day of the week [April 19, 16 CE,] which
follows immediately upon the Shabbat concluding the Feast of Unleavened Bread
in 16 CE.
X.
Meeting the
Woman at Jacob’s Well at the city of Sychar in Samaria
- The meeting with the woman at Jacob’s well likely
occurred “about the sixth hour” on Aviv 26, 16 CE, which is the last Fifth Day
(of the week) within the month of Aviv, 16 CE [i.e. at
XI.
Yeshua in the Nazareth synagogue on the Day of the
Sabbaths
The Day of the Shabbats - A
synonym (?) used by Luke for Hag Ha-Shavout and the
Day of Pentecost, which day was Sivan 11 or 12, 16 CE [Saturday June 6,
16 CE]
XII.
Andrew and Simon (Cephas) Called as Disciples a Second
Time
The timing of this second
calling is some time after the Day of the Shabbats, i.e. Hag Ha-Shavout, which was on the Seventh Day Shabbat, Sivan 11 or
12, 16 CE [Some days or weeks after the Day of the Shabbats, presumably, Saturday
June 6, 16
CE?]
XIII.
Plucking grain on
Shabbat
Tishri 5 (or 6) [September 26, 16
CE.]
XIV.
Healing
the man with a withered right hand
Tishri 22, 16 CE, (the Second or)
the Third Day of the week [(Monday or) Tuesday October (12 or) 13, 16 CE.
- Shevat 1, 17 CE
[January (18 or) 19, 17 CE.]
XVI.
The
last of the twelve being called (e.g. Matthew,) and the twelve being ordained
- Shevat 1, 17 CE
[January (18 or) 19, 17 CE.]
XVII.
The
beheading of John the Baptist
- Josephus re John the Baptist
- [Thursday January 14,
Friday January 15 if Herod used a Roman calendar, or, more likely,] Shevat 2,
17, CE [the evening of January (19 or) 20, 17 CE.]
XVIII.
Driving out the
evil spirits named Legion in the country of the Gadarenes
- From Shevat
2 until before the Shabbat hours of Shevat 6 or 7, 17 CE [i.e. from January (19
or) 20 until some time before sunset on January 22,
17 CE.] .]
XIX.
Matthew being
called the second time(?)
- Probably the Sixth
day of the week, Shevat 5 or 6, 17 CE [Friday, January 22, 17 CE.]
XX.
Unsuccessful
mission to Yeshua’s “own
country”
- Over Shabbat, Shevat 6 or 7, 17 CE [January 23, 17 CE.]
XXI.
Sending
out the disciples “by two and two”
- Between Shabbat,
Shevat 6 or 7 and the Fifth Day of the week, Shevat 11 or 12, 17 CE [between
Saturday, January 23 and Thursday, January 28, 17 CE.]
XXII.
Feeding 5.000 from
five loaves and two fishes
- Late afternoon or
evening of January 28, 17 CE [Schebat 10, 11, or 12.]
XXIII.
Yeshua walking on
the waters of the Sea of Galilee
- Before dawn on
January 29, 17 CE [Schebat 11 or 12.]
XXIV.
The Transfiguration experience “upon an high mountain”
- The transfiguration
event occurred on the Eighth Day following upon the Feast of
Tabernacles, i.e. Tishri 22, 17 CE [After the beginning of Sabbath, Friday night after
sunset October 1, 17 CE.]
- Most likely the blind
man was cured on the same Sabbath and within the same 24 hour day [October 2,
17 CE] upon which the Transfiguration event took place.
XXVI.
Yeshua
at the Feast of Dedication
-
Kislev 25, 17 CE [Friday December 3, 17 CE.]
XXVII.
Three references (Luke 13:1-4, 11, 16)
to “eighteen” in the early part of the 18th Year of Tiberius: 1. Pilate murdering
Galileans sacrificing at the Temple, 2. 18 men who died when the Tower of Siloam
fell on them, 3. A woman crippled by an evil spirit for 18 years and unable to stand up straight
- Between the Feast of Dedication on Kislev 25
in the 18th biblical year after the beginning of the reign
of Caesar
Tiberius [Friday December 3, 17 CE,] and some days prior to Aviv 1 [April 5,] 18 CE.
XXVIII.
An
outline of the daily events of, and near, the Crucifixion week based upon the
Greek N.T.
- Yeshua waiting for
and then observing the New Moon crescent of Aviv 1,18
CE [April 6, 18 CE.]
- Yeshua at Zacchaeus’
house, Aviv 1(?,) 18 CE [April 6(?,) 18 CE.]
- Lazarus is buried on
the Sixth Day of the week, Aviv 3(?,) 18 CE [April
8(?,) 18 CE.]
- Lazarus is raised
from the dead and called out of his tomb, Aviv 8(?,)
18 CE [April 13(?,) 18 CE.]
- Yeshua arrives to
- Yeshua riding upon a
colt out of Bethphage towards Jerusalem, then going into the temple, and finally
returning “the hour already being late” on Aviv 10, 18 CE [April 15, 18 CE.]
- Yeshua cursing a
fig-less fig tree on Shabbat Aviv 11, 18 CE [April 16, 18 CE.]
- “Entering into the
temple, Jesus began to throw out those selling and buying in the temple… And
when evening came, He went outside the city.” Aviv 12-13, 18
CE [Sunday April 17, 18 CE.]
- Anointed by Mary and
sold by Judas on Monday night, Aviv 14, 18 CE [April 18, 18 CE.]
- Last supper in the
Upper Room on Tuesday night, Aviv 15, 18 CE [April 19, 18 CE.]
- Before Pilate at the
6th hour on Wednesday, Aviv 15, 18 CE [April 20, 18 CE.]
- Barabbas released on
Thursday, Aviv 16, 18 CE [April 21, 18 CE.]
- Crucifixion
on Friday, Aviv 17, 18 CE [April 22, 18 CE.]
- Resurrection on the
Third Day [towards Tuesday morning,] Aviv 21, 18 CE [Tuesday April 26, 18 CE.]
- The third time that
Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen
from the dead.” John 21:14. The First
Day of the Week, Aviv 26 [Sunday morning May 1, 18 CE.]
- Ascension on the 6th
Shabbat towards the Feast of Weeks, Sivan 1, 18 CE [June 4.]
- Pentecost on the 7th
Shabbat and on the biblical Feast of Weeks, Sivan 8, 18 CE [Saturday June 11,
18 CE.]
XXIX.
The Timeline re N.T. Events Beyond the End of
the Four Gospels: Acts of the Apostles; the Letters of Paul, Peter,
John, James, & Jude; Revelation:
Click this link
to pursue these items!
XXX.
The War and the Destruction of Jerusalem
- The war began in Artemisius
[Jyar,] 51 CE [Between
May 30 and June 28, 51 CE.]
- The Temple in Jerusalem was ignited and burnt
on the Seventh Day of the week Av 12, 55 CE
[Saturday July 26, 55 CE.]
- “AND thus was Jerusalem taken, in the second year of the reign of Vespasian,
on the eighth day of the month Gorpeius [Elul,]”which
day was the Fifth Day of the week, Elul 8, 55 CE [Thursday August 21, 55 CE.]
XXXI.
John’s captivity on Patmos
and his death
§
John was sent to
§ John
was released from bondage on
§ Revelation was authored towards the end of John’s
captivity on
§ John died in the Jewish year beginning Tishri 1, 85 CE [i.e. between September 9,
85 CE and September 29, 86 CE.]
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