# Mark 16:5

> When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

— Mark 16:5, 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

- John 20:11-12 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/20/11
- Matthew 28:3 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/28/3
- Luke 24:3-5 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/luke/24/3
- John 20:8 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/20/8
- Luke 1:29-30 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/luke/1/29

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/mark/16/5
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/mark/16
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).