# Mark 16:1

> When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint the body of Jesus.

— Mark 16:1, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- AD 30-33? (counted from the text)
- Date source: The same reconstruction of the Passion: AD 30 or 33, within Pilate's prefecture.

## Who ruled

- **Tiberius**, emperor of Rome, AD 14-37 · Source: Tacitus, Annals I-VI; Suetonius, Tiberius
- **Pontius Pilate**, prefect of Judea, AD 26-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.3-4; Tacitus, Annals XV.44; the Caesarea inscription, which carries his name and office in stone
- **Herod Antipas**, tetrarch of Galilee, 4 BC – AD 39 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8-XVIII.7
- **Philip**, tetrarch of Ituraea, 4 BC – AD 34 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8, XVIII.4
- **Caiaphas**, high priest, AD 18-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.2.2 and XVIII.4.3; the ossuary of "Joseph, son of Caiaphas," found in Jerusalem in 1990

## See also

- Luke 23:56–24:12 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/luke/23/56
- Matthew 28:1-10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/28/1
- John 20:1-10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/20/1
- Mark 15:40 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/mark/15/40
- 2 Chronicles 16:14 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-chronicles/16/14
- Mark 14:3 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/mark/14/3
- Mark 14:8 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/mark/14/8
- Mark 15:47 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/mark/15/47

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/mark/16/1
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/mark/16
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).