Timeline: The Last Passover With Jesus

What Does The Historical Data Show?

by Jordan Blake Michiels

Jesus Art by Christopher Swink Artist Illustrator

When John the Baptist introduces Jesus he states “Behold the lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world”. John 1:29, 36, and in 1 Corinthians 5:7 Jesus is our Passover which is also known as the Festival of Liberation and the Feast of Unleavened Bread.

For centuries scholars and laymen, Christians and skeptics have debated and argued when Jesus of Nazareth was crucified and even, whether or not he was crucified or if he even existed. Out of these “conversations” have developed many theories of when, how, and why the individual we have come to know as Jesus Christ was executed.

Instead of going through all the many theories and arguments explaining why they are missing the target. I have decided to simply present the information provided in the 4 Gospels along with the information from the Jewish scriptures (Old Testament) and the calendrical data.

Whether you are a believer or a skeptic or even an agnostic or atheist I invite you to consider the evidence presented here as a means of understanding the actual events as presented in the 4 Gospels of the Bible.

The question – was Jesus of Nazareth crucified on the 14th of Nisan? …And the answer according to scripture – is NO. However, Jesus Christ was crucified during the Passover just as scripture says and I would appreciate the opportunity to show you how.

We all have our biases and we all think we are right in what we believe. Even you and I have an idea of what we think the truth is…but just for this topic let’s set aside our preconceived notions and for a moment with an open mind look at the evidence from the scriptures.

After working out the data from the 4 gospel narratives…meaning that I took the events listed in the 4 gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John and laid them out in chronological order without ascribing a day of the week or a year to them. Only the Jewish day of the month of Nisan was ascribed to the events based on the information given. Once the sequence of events was worked out using only the Jewish information provided in scripture – the other information from history was consulted for perspective.

Once this was completed the calendar conversion process was looked at for further insight and then using the Rosetta Calendar conversion at https://www.rosettacalendar.com/ and seeing the Hebrew calendar for Nisan it was discovered that AD 30 fits the Nisan chronology and evidence found in the Gospels. Other calendar conversions “calendric systems” were checked for confirmation of the algorithms being used and that the calendrical data included were accurate and that the same information provided proper corroboration.

I have always been a supporter of the AD 33 date because it fit my ideas, my “theories” if you will. However, given the evidence I have discovered along with actually seeing the calendar for Nisan in the year 3790 (AD 30) and comparing the other years in the range of possible years considered (AD 26 to AD 36), I have to admit that not understanding that Passover is the seven day “Feast Of Unleavened Bread” - I was trying to stuff the events into a - one day Passover concept - which never made sense and provided many confusing contradictions. Learning more about this Jewish feast helped me to see the light and once I saw the truth – the contradictions disappeared and the story made so much more sense.

If we are going to understand a Jewish event then we need to be considering the Jewish Levitical laws and traditions and the Hebrew calendar as a frame of reference when reading the events of the 4 gospels. It is nice to try and connect astrological events with the crucifixion but the sky turning dark may have simply been a supernatural event and not a naturally occurring event that can be referenced. The earthquakes can, however, be dated to the time Pontius Pilate was in office between AD 26 and AD 36 by seismological evidence in the region.

I have used some online tools which have been very helpful.

https://biblehub.com/

https://www.rosettacalendar.com/

All photos used are from Pixbay.com except the drawing of Jesus titled Jesus Art by Christopher Swink artist-illustrator.

With that said, let’s look at the concept of the Passover Feast and consider the Biblical and historical reality. My intent is simply to show what actually happened. My research was done with the motive of simply understanding and not trying to support a predetermined theory.

Luke 22:1 “Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.”

Note: Every family large enough to completely consume a young lamb or goat was required to offer one for sacrifice at the Jewish temple on the afternoon of the 14th of Nisan (Numbers 9:11) and eat it that night after dusk which was considered the 15th of Nisan.

So, let’s look at passages from the Hebrew Scriptures.

Numbers 28:16-25

(16) ? And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the Passover of the Lord. (17) And in the fifteenth day of this month is the feast: seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten. (18) In the first day shall be a holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work therein : (19) but ye shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for a burnt offering unto the Lord; two young bullocks, and one ram, and seven lambs of the first year: they shall be unto you without blemish. (20) And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil: three tenth deals shall ye offer for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram; (21) a several tenth deal shalt thou offer for every lamb, throughout the seven lambs: (22) and one goat for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you. (23) Ye shall offer these beside the burnt offering in the morning, which is for a continual burnt offering. (24) After this manner ye shall offer daily, throughout the seven days, the meat of the sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savor unto the Lord: it shall be offered beside the continual burnt offering and his drink offering. (25)And on the seventh day, ye shall have a holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work.

Note: This meant that 14 bullocks, 7 rams, 49 lambs, and 7 goats were offered during the Passover week as the National sacrifice for the feast period. This is all in addition to the annual daily number of 708 lambs, the Sabbath of 96 lambs, and the new Moon sacrifices required in which a 12 month year equals 24 bullocks, 12 rams, 84 lambs and 12 goats that were sacrificed. For all occasions, this provides a total of 114 bulls, 37 rams, 1063 lambs and 32 goats with a grand total of 1246 animals sacrificed. These are just the national offerings and do not include personal offerings. Neither do they include the sacrifices made during the 7 feasts by the individual families or groups. At this juncture, I believe it is safe to say that the concept of a single special sacrificed lame on the 14th of Nisan at 3 pm has been completely demolished by the Mosaic law in the book of Numbers.

Now before we go feeling disillusioned there is something that we have forgotten. The perpetual sacrifice in the temple. The perpetual sacrifice was known as the "Tamid". Although the Old Testament does not say exactly when the morning and evening sacrifices took place, according to ancient Jewish sources outside the Bible, the morning offering of the Tamid took place at 9 am, while the evening offering took place at 3 pm. (see Mishnah 3:7; Josephus, Antiquities 14.4.3; Philo, Special Laws, 1:169).

According to Jewish tradition, the Jews at the temple at 9 am and 3 pm would have been praying for 4 things: 1. Redemption, 2. The forgiveness of sins, 3. The coming of the Messiah and 4. The resurrection of the dead. I find it very interesting that Jesus was on the cross from 9 am to 3 pm which is a clear indication of the perpetual sacrifice.

In an article in www.livescience.com evidence of the massive dump of animal bones on the outskirts of the old walled city of Jerusalem was unearthed by an archaeologist. The dating revealed the dump was used between 37 BC and AD 66. Animal sacrifice powered ancient Jerusalem’s economy and it was big business. The Jewish historian Flavius Josephus also describes an enormous slaughtering operation serving around 250,000 to 3,000,000 at Passover in the Jewish wars.

Bible contradiction?: did Jesus die before or after the Passover Sabbath?

The first month of Nisan is determined by the first conjunction of the moon after the vernal equinox or spring solstice.

The term Passover is synonymous (the same as) with the Feats of Unleavened Bread which lasted from dusk or twilight on the 14th of Nisan to the 21st of Nisan. 7 days. Passover is a 7-day Jewish holiday. The 15th of Nisan is a holiday Sabbath and the 21st of Nisan is a holiday Sabbath. Also, the regular Saturday of the week is a weekly Sabbath. So, we have during Passover holiday Sabbaths and a weekly Sabbath. The 14th/15th would have been the night of a full moon after the northern vernal equinox. In a leap year, Passover sometimes starts on the second full moon after a vernal equinox as in the year 2016.

The 14th of Nisan is Not, "Passover day", but is the beginning of Passover. The 14th is the preparation day for the 1st holiday Sabbath of the 15th of Nisan, the first day of the feast of Unleavened bread. The 17th of Nisan in AD 30 or Hebrew calendar year 3790 was a weekly Sabbath which makes the 16th a preparation day for the weekly Sabbath. This makes the 18th of Nisan resurrection Sunday with the 21st of Nisan being the second holiday Sabbath but the 3rd Sabbath of the Passover Feast of Unleavened Bread.

Leviticus 23:4-8 on the 14th day of the first month at twilight is Yahweh’s Passover. And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened bread to Yahweh. On the first day, you shall have a Holy convocation, you shall do no work on it. But you shall offer an offering made by fire to Yahweh for seven days. The seventh day shall be a holy convocation; you shall do no customary work on it.

Note: Seven days of special observance are kept in this festival period and the spiritual preparation of which starts at the new year. Just as the weekly Saturday is a Sabbath the holiday is also a Sabbath day (today we would simply say a day off from work). The day before any holiday Sabbath is a preparation day. This means the 14th is a preparation day for the 15th which is a holiday Sabbath and the 16th is a preparation day for the 17th which is a weekly Sabbath.

Exodus 12:14-16 …..Do not work on these days, except to prepare food for everyone to eat – that is all you may do.

Now that we understand that Passover is a seven-day feast with multiple sacrifices let us look at the gospel narrative for the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. We will start 10 days before Passover (Feast of Unleavened Bread).

John 11:7 Lazarus dies 10 days before Passover = The 4th of Nisan. The 5th and 6th of Nisan Jesus stays where he is in Jericho two more days after being told Lazarus was sick.

The 7th of Nisan he travels the 18 miles to Bethany from Jericho healing the two blind men on their way out. Approximately 5 to 6 hours of walk time. After raising Lazarus from the dead Jesus goes back to the area by the Jordan River near Jericho in the territory of Ephraim.

John 11:54 Jesus walks no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples. 5 Roman miles East of Bethel and 15 miles from Jerusalem. Walking time would be about 2.5 to 3 miles per hour giving about five + hours walk time.

John 12:1 Jesus traveled from Jericho to Bethany six days before Passover. 18 to 20-mile walk which would require more than a Sabbath day’s journey.

Luke 10:38 - 17:10 These events took place at Bethany?

Luke 10:38 talks about the reception at Bethany 6 days before Passover. This would have been the 9th of Nisan 3790 or Friday, March 29th AD 30.

John 12:1 6 Days before Passover Jesus travels from the city Ephraim to Bethany.

Note: Some verses say Jesus came from Jericho and some say Ephraim. This seems like a contradiction on the surface. However, Jericho is on the south-eastern border of Ephraim's territory; not far from the Jordan River. Ephraim is the territory given to the tribe of Ephraim. This area near the Jordan River is where John the Baptist took up residence in the wilderness and where Jesus found solace.

10th of Nisan was a Saturday in AD 30 (i.e. weekly Sabbath) 10th of Nisan was the Shabbat Hagadol or the Great Sabbath and Jesus would have been in a Synagogue teaching.

11th of Nisan – Jesus makes the triumphal ride on the donkey on the 11th of Nissan the day the lamb was to be presented for inspection. Zachariah chapter 9 predicted the Messiah riding on a donkey.

11th of Nisan Mathew 21:12 Jesus cleanses the Temple of the money changers for the second time.

11th of Nisan Matthew 21:17 Jesus goes back to Bethany and he lodged there.

12th of Nissan Matthew 21:18 Now in the morning he returns to the city of Jerusalem and on the way to the temple curses the fig tree. Matthew 21:23 Jesus confronted by the Chief priests.

Matthew 21:18 through Matthew 26:16 took place on the 12th of Nisan.

Matthew 26: 1-2 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples, (2) Ye know that after two days is the feast of the Passover, and the son of man is betrayed to be crucified.

Matthew 26:3-5 The Chief priests and scribes assemble at the palace of Caiaphas to figure out how they could subtlety kill Jesus. Later this day Judas Iscariot provides them with opportunity and accepts the 30 pieces of silver. 12th of Nisan. Judas Iscariot goes to the chief priest to betray Jesus.

Matthew 26:6-7 Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper when Lazarus and Martha’s sister Mary of Bethany anointed him.

Mark 14:1 After two days was the Passover and of Unleavened Bread: Mark 14:3 And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leaper. Mary of Bethany, the sister of Lazarus, anoints Jesus with the alabaster box of oil.

13th of Nissan = Matthew, Mark, Luke and John make no mention of any events on this day.

The 14th of Nisan - According to the Jewish Encyclopedia regarding the Passover sacrifice, “The animal was slain on the eve of the Passover, on the afternoon of the 14th of Nissan, after the Tamid sacrifice had been killed, i.e. at three o’clock, or, in case the eve fell on a Friday, at two.”

14th of Nissan - Matthew 26:17 Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the Passover? Matthew 26:18-19 Christ gives instructions about the upper room.

14th of Nissan - Mark 14:12 And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the Passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the Passover? Mark 13-15 Christ gives instructions about the upper room.

14th of Nissan - Luke 22:7-16 Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the Passover must be killed. Luke 22:8 He sends Peter and John to go and secure the upper room.

14th of Nissan - John13:1-2 Now before the feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end. (2) And supper being ended, the devil having put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him; verses 3-20 Jesus and the washing of feet.

John skips the mention of the day but gives much detail about the last supper. John 13:21- John 17:26 are the events of the last supper.

The Last Supper after dusk on the 14th of Nisan which was considered the beginning of the 15th.

14th of Nisan Matthew 26:20 Now when the evening was come, he sat down with the twelve. Matthew 26:21 And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.

14th of Nisan Mark 14:17 & 18 And in the evening he cometh with the twelve. (18) And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me.

Luke 22:14-16 And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him. (15) And he said unto them, With desire, I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer: (16) For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.

Luke 22:19 And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” Note: Jesus Christ ate Passover with the disciples on the evening of the 14th considered to be the 15th from sunset to sunset.

Beginning of the 15th of Nisan after the Passover meal and it is dark Jesus arrested at the garden of Gethsemane early in the morning possibly 2 am to 4 am and taken before Annas at the high priest’s home of Annas and Caiaphas - beaten and mock trial during the night.

John 18:12-13 Then the band and the captain and the officers of the Jews took Jesus and bound him, (13) And led him away to Annas first; for he was the father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year.

Note: Jesus was arrested at Gethsemane and taken to the palace of the high priest home (palace) of both Annus and Caiaphas. But Annas saw Jesus first. There he was beaten and given a mock trial during the night.

Luke 22:54 Then they took him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest’s house. And Peter followed afar off. Luke 22:55 -62 Peter denies Christ 3 times.

Luke 22:63- 65 And when the men that held Jesus mocked him and smote him. (64) And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying prophesy, who is it that smote thee? (65) And many other blasphemously spake they against him.

Luke 22:66 At daybreak 15th Nisan, Thursday morning - Jesus Christ was led before the whole Sanhedrin with Caiaphas presiding.

Note: At daybreak 15th Nisan, 6 am in the morning - Jesus Christ was led before the whole Sanhedrin after the events at the house of Ananus or Annas depending on the translation.

Luke 22:66 And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and they led him into their council, saying...

Luke 23:1 Thursday morning 15th of Nisan – Jesus sent to Pilate from the Sanhedrin by Caiaphas.

Luke 23:1 15th morning Jesus sent to Pilate from the Sanhedrin. Judas cast down the 30 pieces of silver.

Luke 23:7 Pilate determines jurisdiction belongs to Herod. Morning of the 15th of Nisan Jesus sent from the Praetorium to the Palace of Herod.

Luke 23:11 Jesus brought before Herod, ridiculed and mocked, dressing him in an elegant robe and sends him back to Pilate. (15th of Nisan).

John 19:14 Jesus is back before Pilate about the sixth hour (noon on 15th) using the Roman system, where the day starts at 6 in the morning Pilate states: “I find no fault in him.”

Note: So, before noon on the 15th Jesus goes from (1) the house (palace) of the high priests (Annas & Caiaphas), (2) to the Sanhedrin, (3) to the Praetorium, (4) to the Palace of Herod, (5) back to the Praetorium before Pilate around noon. (6) Jesus Christ is presented to the people who say give us Barabbas. (7) Jesus sent to be scourged afternoon on the 15th. Barabbas is the symbolic goat that is released.

Mark 15:16 The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is the Praetorium) and called together the whole company of soldiers (Tenth Legion). Afternoon on Thursday 15th of Nisan Jesus Christ was scourged with the cat of nine tails and they put a crown of thorns on his head. This was Thursday afternoon and evening.

Note: They did not crucify Jesus at night. Jesus spent the night (15th/16th ) in the Praetorium either being tortured by the Roman soldiers or in a prison cell waiting.

16th of Nisan - Mark 15:25 It was the 3rd hour (9 am) the next morning (16th of Nisan) when they crucified him. (Why the 9the hour?)

The events provided in the 4 gospels require that following the arrest of Jesus Christ that an entire day was spent brutalizing Jesus Christ by Annus, then Caiaphas, then Herod and finally the Roman company of soldiers. The next day from 9 am to 3 pm Jesus Christ was on the cross. Between 3 pm to dark which was about 7 pm Israel time - he was taken down and placed in the new tomb. So, the documentation requires 5 days of events from the 14th to resurrection Sunday. The Last Supper 14th after dark, the arrest and torture 15th, the crucifixion 16th, in the tomb on the 17th and the resurrection on the18th of Nisan.

John 6:35 And Jesus said unto them I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. (spiritually speaking)

John 12:32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.

The feast of First Fruits (Reishit Katzir) “the beginning of the harvest” or (Yom HaBikkurim) the Day of First-fruits” takes place on the 16th of Nisan, 2 days after Passover begins on the twilight of the 14th. The feast of Unleavened Bread begins on the 14th of Nisan and ends on the 21st, seven days later. Therefore on the 16th of Nisan, both First Fruits and Unleavened bread are celebrated. 3 pm on the 16th Christ dies. The Passover lamb was slain. He said it is finished and the earthquakes, darkness was upon the face of the earth. The Bread of Life was lifted up on the day of First Fruits and as the Passover lamb, he was sacrificed. Both Passover and First Fruits fulfilled.

(Leviticus 23:9-12) (9) And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

(10) Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be

come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the

harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the first-fruits of your

harvest unto the priest :

(11) and he shall wave the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted for

you: on the morrow after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it.

(12) And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf a he-lamb

without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the Lord.

Note: In other words, on this day the priest would lift up and wave a sheaf (omer) of green barley of the new harvest before the Lord ( north, south, east then west) as a symbolic gesture of dedicating it to him. A male lamb was then sacrificed as a burnt offering to the Lord (Olah) along with the Minchah (unleavened bread mixed with oil) and wine (Lev. 23:13). Only after the waving was performed, could the crop begin to be used (Lev. 23:14).

Mark 15:32 It was the preparation day (that is the day before the Sabbath).

John 19:31 The Jews, therefore, because it was the preparation day, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the Sabbath day, (for that Sabbath day was a high day) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken and that they might be taken away.

Note: Now it was the preparation day, and the next day was to be a “High” or “Special” Sabbath. Because the Jews did not want the bodies left on the cross during the Sabbath… (what is special about the weekly Sabbath during Passover?)

The day following was the “High” Sabbath of the Feast of Unleavened Bread (a “High” Sabbath is a day of Shabbaton (rest) and may occur on any day of the week – besides or in addition to – the weekly Sabbath day of Saturday). This is the position of the Pharisees and Orthodox Judaism. The day after Passover begins is always a Sabbath no matter what day of the week it falls on. Exodus 12:16, Leviticus 23:6

The wave offering would occur on Nisan 16th the day following the high Sabbath of the first day of Unleavened Bread (Josh 5:11).

According to Hebrew for Christians: Traditional Judaism defines a “special Sabbath” as one that precedes (or coincides with) a Jewish holiday during the calendar year. Usually, these Sabbaths include an additional Torah or Haftarah reading that either replaces the standard weekly reading or is read in addition to it (IE, maftir). The additional reading often reflects the holiday’s theme and is normally read from a different Torah scroll.

Below you will find the calendar for Nisan 3790 or AD 30. Please notice that the 14th is preparation day. The 15th is a holy convocation day or holiday Sabbath followed by the 16th which was a preparation day for the 17th which was a weekly Sabbath but also a “high or special Sabbath” because it occurred during a holiday week. The seven day Feast of Unleavened Bread in 3790 as in every year the 20th of Nisan was a preparation day for the 21st or 7th day of the feast was to be a holy convocation or holiday Sabbath.

So looking at the calendar there were two preparation days and two Sabbaths between the 14th Passover and 18th Sunday morning of the resurrection. So, again there were two preparation days, one for the Holiday Sabbath and one for the weekly Sabbath before the resurrection. In all, there were 3 preparation days (14th, 16th, 20th) and 3 Holidays (15th, 17th, 21st).

Based on the Calendar conversion crucifixion was on Friday from 9 am -3 pm 16th of Nisan or April 5th AD 30. (Gregorian calendar)

Recap:

The 1st day was Friday starting at 9 am and from 3 pm Christ was on the cross and went into the heart of the earth Friday afternoon around 3 pm on the 16th of Nisan.

The 2nd day was Saturday 17th of Nisan Jesus Christ was in the grave.

The 3rd day was Sunday. He arose on the 3rd day before light while it was still dark. 18th of Nisan anywhere between sunset on Saturday and before sunrise Sunday the 18th of Nisan or April 7th AD 30.

3 pm Friday to 3 am Saturday 12 hours, day/ night 1

3 am to 3 pm Saturday 12 hours, night/ day 2

3 pm Saturday to 3 am Sunday 12 hours, day/ night 3

36 hours 3 days and 3 nights or 3 days and nights

John 11:9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day?

In order to understand the perspective of Jesus and how he was calculating the timing of events please read the following:

While at Bethany - Luke 13:32 & 33 And He (Jesus) said unto them, Go ye and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I shall be perfected. (33) Nevertheless, I must walk today and tomorrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.

Matthew 20:17-19 And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them, (18) Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, (19) And shall deliver him to the gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.

Jesus was, therefore, speaking symbolically as the ancients counted – with Friday being day one. Saturday day two and Sunday day 3. 3 days divided by light and darkness. 16th he worked, 17th he rested, 18th – the third day – he rose again.

Luke 18: 32 & 33 For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on: (33) And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.

Some dates and information to consider:

Pontius Pilate- Prefect of Judea AD 26 - AD 36

Joseph Caiaphas - High Priest AD 18 - AD 36

AD 25 through AD 37, 14th of Nisan Preparation day for the holiday Sabbath.

AD 25 - 3785 - was a Monday

AD 26 - 3786 - was a Friday

AD 27 - 3787 - was a Wednesday – but too early.

AD 28 - 3788 - was a Monday

AD 29 - 3789 was a Saturday

AD 30 - 3790 was a Wednesday and fits the chronology.

AD 31 - 3791 was Monday

AD 32 - 3792 was a Monday

AD 33 - 3793 was a Friday – and too late in the week

AD 34 - 3794 was a Monday

AD 35 - 3795 was a Monday

AD 36 - 3796 was a Friday

AD 37 -3797 was a Wednesday – but too late.

Please take note that none of the years in the time frame was the 14th of Nisan on a Thursday.

John 20:1 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark. The Jewish day started at sunset so for what is to us today Saturday night was to them the beginning of Sunday.

In conclusion, the Passover lamb was slain. Jesus the Christ was crucified at Passover but, just not on the 14th of Nisan. John 6:35 And Jesus said unto them I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. John 12:32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. Jesus Christ is our “perpetual” sacrifice.

Therefore, once and for all as our Tamid sacrifice he paid the price. Hebrews 10:14 For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. Remember, The Bread of Life was lifted up on the day of First Fruits and as the Passover lamb, he was sacrificed. Both Passover and First Fruits fulfilled. Based on the data historically the crucifixion of Jesus took place on the 16th of Nisan at Passover.

I hope after seeing the calendar for the month of Nisan 3790 you have more clarity as to why most of the theories have never made sense. Like me, they were trying to stuff all the events into a one day Passover concept when there are actually 3 preparation days and 3 Holiday Sabbaths.

For the scholars and skeptics seeing is not always believing, but I hope to see - is to understand. Whatever your theory has been I hope the data presented provides a clear and concise understanding of the historical reality the Gospels document concerning the life and death of Jesus of Nazareth. The evidence speaks for itself.

For believers and Christiaans a more scholarly look at the historical evidence for the resurrection of Jesus Christ I recommend you visit https://www.garyhabermas.com/ 

For skeptics, agnostics, and atheists you might appreciate https://www.bartdehrman.com/

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