since we know he wasnt born Christmas day... (that being a date only used by early Christians trying to erase the popular holidays of Yule and Saturnalia...) I have heard reasonable proof that Jesus was born either mid April or late September...
I am wondering about Easter.. ok I know it was chosen because they were trying to rid all traces of the popular holiday EASTRE but when was Jesus actually crucified??
2007-12-24 03:36:30 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
We have clues in Daniel's prophecy which predict to the day when the Anointed One would be cut-off. (Cf. Daniel 9)
Determining the date from that prophecy is somewhat difficult, but only within a few years. This is because the date of the decree to rebuild the Temple is in dispute.
Many scholars arrive at April 6, 32 A.D. as the date Jesus entered Jerusalem on the donkey, and He would've been crucified just a few days later, likely on that Thursday (although many dispute that as well, but I'm not going into a long dissertation on why).
2007-12-24 03:52:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Easter was not the DAY when Jesus was crucified. It was 3 days after (Easter) when He rose from the dead. Easter is not just a day, its a season in the Liturgical Calender.
While we can never know the exact date that Jesus was born, we know that He was born some time between late fall and early spring. We use December 24th to represent the night he was born and then December 25th is a time to celebrate our family and be thankful we were saved by God's Son.
2007-12-24 11:46:12 · answer #2 · answered by Midnight Rose 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
During the Passover. He symbolizes the spotless (sinless) sacrificial lamb. The Passover lamb was being slain as Jesus was being crucified. This was likely done on a Wednesday. It was the '9th hour' of this day when He gave up His spirit to God.
He was buried late that evening. He rested in the tomb for three days and three nights as in the 'sign of Jonah'. He may have awoken on the Sabbath night because He was long gone from the tomb before it was daylight on Sunday morning when the women arrived to anoint His body.
2007-12-24 12:56:30 · answer #3 · answered by F'sho 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was crucified during the Passover holiday, which tends to fall in the same period of time as the Easter holiday. It's as if we knew Jesus was born shortly after Hanukkah and fixed the date as the 25th.
2007-12-24 11:43:38 · answer #4 · answered by Doc Occam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Suffice it for me to know that He WAS crucified and that He rose from the dead on the third day.....and more than 500 believers witnessed His ascension 10 days before Pentecost, a Jewish feast day.
Glory to God! We serve a risen Saviour!
2007-12-24 11:45:09 · answer #5 · answered by cataliz <SFCU> 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nisan 14, by the Jewish calendar.
On our calendar, that can vary anywhere from late March to mid April.
2007-12-24 11:48:31 · answer #6 · answered by Q&A Queen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was actually slain during the Passover, and raised from the dead after the Sabbath.
2007-12-24 11:43:01 · answer #7 · answered by Maisy D 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't know, I don't care. He was born, He died for my sins, and he lives eternally. So will I.
The fact of the matter (FOR ME) is that all this took place. Dates are unimportant.
2007-12-24 11:45:11 · answer #8 · answered by batgirl2good 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He was never crucified.
2007-12-24 12:08:34 · answer #9 · answered by Baybars 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, it is kind of hard, as there is no evidence that he was crucified, or even that he existed, save in a handful of fanciful, unrealistic stories.
2007-12-24 11:43:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋