Matthew 27:2
They bound Him, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate the governor.
Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain
- WHEN
- AD 30-33?
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
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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
- Matthew 20:19 and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. And on the third day He will be raised to life.”
- Acts 3:13 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to…
- Luke 13:1 At that time some of those present told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.
- 1 Timothy 6:13 I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate:
Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0
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