31 A.D. Crucifiction
How are scholars able to determine that Jesus was indeed
crucified in 31 A.D., the date prophesied over 500 years earlier that He
would be "cut off" and "bring an end to sacrifice and offering"? Daniel
9:26,27
The one event in Jesus life that the Bible links to an extra-biblical
event for which scholars can be certain of the date, is Jesus' baptism
"in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar," or 27
A.D. From that date certain, scholars can determine other dates
in Jesus life by their relative proximity to the year of His baptism.
Jesus celebrated four annual Passovers
following His baptism, during the last of which He was crucified.
This information enables scholars to determine the date of Jesus' death.
Note the following scholarly comment:
