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John 19:38

Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body.

Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain

WHERE
Arimathea
WHEN
AD 30-33?
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WHEN

AD 30-33?

counted from the text

WHO RULED

  • Tiberius emperor of Rome AD 14-37
  • Pontius Pilate prefect of Judea AD 26-36
  • Herod Antipas tetrarch of Galilee 4 BC – AD 39
  • Philip tetrarch of Ituraea 4 BC – AD 34
  • Caiaphas high priest AD 18-36

MEANWHILE

  • AD 33 Italy

    Credit crisis in Rome

    Tiberius injects a hundred million sesterces to stop the banks from collapsing.

SOURCES
  • date — The same reconstruction of the Passion: AD 30 or 33, within Pilate's prefecture.
  • Tiberius — Tacitus, Annals I-VI; Suetonius, Tiberius
  • Pontius Pilate — Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.3-4; Tacitus, Annals XV.44; the Caesarea inscription, which carries his name and office in stone
  • Herod Antipas — Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8-XVIII.7
  • Philip — Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8, XVIII.4
  • Caiaphas — Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.2.2 and XVIII.4.3; the ossuary of "Joseph, son of Caiaphas," found in Jerusalem in 1990
  • Credit crisis in Rome — Tacitus, Annals VI.16-17

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