Ancient history

The death of Jesus

The date of death of Jesus it cannot be determined with precision, since the indications present in the documents available, starting from the Gospels, are not sufficient, also because they are often written with a more theological than historical intent. The four evangelists agree that Jesus died on Friday during the holidays connected with Passover (Pesach), but while the synoptic gospels state that Jesus died on Pesach (15 Nisanh), the Gospel according to John places the death of Jesus to the previous day, the day of preparation for Easter (14 Nisanh). Furthermore, the evangelists do not indicate the year.
The commonly accepted dates are 7 April 30, 27 April 31, or 3 April 33.
In particular, if you accept the indications of Giovanni , among these it seems to be necessary to choose the first. four canonical Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, the contemporary Jewish historian Josephus and the later Roman historian Tacitus they agree in placing the death of Jesus in conjunction with the administration of Pontius Pilate . There is substantial agreement among scholars in dating the post of Pilate between 26 and 36 (or beginning 37).
Also from the Gospels the death of Jesus it is placed during the high priesthood of Caiaphas , who was direct high priest Anna . The pontificate of Caifa it is dated between 18 and 36, thus superimposed on the administration of Pilate , while the date of Anna 's death is not known.
Finally, according to the Gospel of Luke, Jesus was sent by Pilate to Herod Antipa who reigned over Galilee as a vassal of the Romans between 4 BC and 39.
Therefore, based on the historical references in the sources, the death of Jesus would have occurred between the year 26 and 36 .

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