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Updated 5928± 10 08 2024 [2007-12-18]
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:
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 18 CE crucifixion,
and/or upon 18± 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 below
this initial brief outline:
Miscellaneous
New Testament events:
I.
The timing of
John the Baptist’s conception and delivery
- The course of
Abia is the eighth course, or the eighth week of either the first or the second
half of the year, skipping the weeks of the annual feasts when all the priests
were to serve together. This, in the first semi year, should correspond to
about Sivan 16 or 17 until Sivan 24 or 25, 16 BCE [May 27-June 3,
16 BCE.]
- John the Baptist was delivered at full term
pregnancy around Tevet 14, 16 BCE [December 16, 16
BCE.]
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 occurred in 16 BCE on September 5/6 or
October (4)/5, 16 BCE.
(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 [September 19/20 or October (18)/19 through September 25/26 or
October (24)/25, 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, [June or July 12,
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 either Aviv 28 or Aviv 27, 3
BCE [Tuesday night of either April 15 or May 13, 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 Tishri 1, 15 CE
[September 3, or October 2 (or 3,)] 15 CE] and was concluded by the end of the
subsequent Passover (cf. VI below,) i.e. by the end of Aviv 21, 16 CE [April 19,
16 CE.]
- Yeshua was
baptized, and led into temptations, some days prior to February 18, 16 CE, (and
definitely after September 3, 15 CE.) Quite possibly, Yeshua was baptized on
Shabbat, Bul 15, 15 CE [November 16, 15 CE,] which day was not only a full
moon, but also the day that Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, king of
Israel, dedicated in commemoration unto himself.
If so, then the last and fortieth day of temptations occurred on Kislev 25, 15
CE [starting 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 likely called
Andrew and Simon on the Sixth Day, Kislev 26, 15 CE [Friday, December 27, 15 CE,]
- Philip and Nathanael were likely called by Yeshua,
while on their way back home to Bethsaida from Jerusalem, on the First Day of
the week, Kislev 28, 15 CE [Sunday December 29, 15 CE.]
VI.
The Marriage
in Cana of Galilee
- Tuesday Aviv 3, 16 CE [March 31, 16 CE.]
VII.
The First Cleansing of the Temple by Yeshua
- The First cleansing of the
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.]
Roman Caesars
and their reigns:
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