SCRIPTORIA BIBLE

Matthew 26:59

Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.

Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain

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 two dates put forward for the crucifixion are AD 30 and 33, both within Pilate's prefecture (AD 26-36) and both falling on a Friday at Passover.
  • 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

SEE ALSO

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