A
Chronology
of
Jesus
Dr.
David
Champagne
Jesus
is
Born
-‐
Late
5
BC
or
Early
4
BC
• Now
after
Jesus
was
born
in
Bethlehem
of
Judea
in
the
days
of
Herod
the
king,
magi
from
the
east
arrived
in
Jerusalem,
saying,
“Where
is
He
who
has
been
born
King
of
the
Jews?
For
we
saw
His
star
in
the
east
and
have
come
to
worship
Him.”
(Matt
2:1-‐2)
o The
identification
of
the
Magi
and
time
of
star’s
appearance
cannot
be
made
with
certainty
o Possible
astrological
evidence:
1)
Halley’s
Comet
(12
BC);
2)
Ancient
Chinese
Records
suggest
a
comet
in
5
BC
and
Nova
in
4
BC;
3)
Conjunction
of
Jupiter,
Saturn,
and
Mars
in
6
BC
o Exact
nature
of
star
remains
a
mystery
• During
the
reign
of
Herod
king
of
Judea
there
lived
a
priest
named
Zechariah
…
(Luke
1:5)
o Herod
reigned
for
37
years
from
the
time
he
was
made
king
(Josephus,
Antiquities
17.8.1)
o An
eclipse
of
the
moon
occurred
shortly
before
Herod’s
death
(Josephus,
Antiquities
17.6.4
-‐
March
12/13,
4
BC)
o After
Herod’s
death
there
was
a
celebration
of
the
Passover
(Josephus,
Antiquities
17.9.3
-‐
Began
on
April
11,
4
BC)
• Now
in
those
days
a
decree
went
out
from
Caesar
Augustus
to
register
all
the
empire
for
taxes.
This
was
the
first
registration,
taken
when
Quirinius
was
governor
of
Syria
(Luke
2:1-‐2)
o In
8/7
BC,
Herod
came
in
disfavor
with
Augustus
and
was
treated
as
a
subject
rather
than
a
friend
o Herod
was
getting
old
and
ill
and
having
trouble
with
his
sons
who
were
struggling
to
acquire
the
throne
o The
situation
would
have
been
ripe
for
Augustus
to
take
a
census
in
order
to
assess
Herod’s
domain
in
preparation
for
future
rule
of
his
realm
Jesus
Teaches
in
Jerusalem
Temple
at
Age
12
-‐
AD
7
• Now
his
parents
went
to
Jerusalem
every
year
at
the
Feast
of
the
Passover.
And
when
He
became
twelve,
they
went
up
there
according
to
the
custom
of
the
Feast
…
Then
after
three
days
they
found
Him
in
the
temple,
sitting
in
the
midst
of
the
teachers,
both
listening
to
them
and
asking
them
questions
(Luke
2:41-‐
52)
Jesus
Begins
His
Ministry
-‐
AD
27/28
or
AD
29/30
• In
the
fifteenth
year
of
the
reign
of
Tiberius
Caesar,
when
Pontius
Pilate
was
governor
of
Judea,
Herod
was
tetrarch
of
Galilee,
and
his
brother
Philip
was
Chronology
of
Jesus
Dr.
David
Champagne
Jesus
is
Born
-‐
Late
5
BC
or
Early
4
BC
• Now
after
Jesus
was
born
in
Bethlehem
of
Judea
in
the
days
of
Herod
the
king,
magi
from
the
east
arrived
in
Jerusalem,
saying,
“Where
is
He
who
has
been
born
King
of
the
Jews?
For
we
saw
His
star
in
the
east
and
have
come
to
worship
Him.”
(Matt
2:1-‐2)
o The
identification
of
the
Magi
and
time
of
star’s
appearance
cannot
be
made
with
certainty
o Possible
astrological
evidence:
1)
Halley’s
Comet
(12
BC);
2)
Ancient
Chinese
Records
suggest
a
comet
in
5
BC
and
Nova
in
4
BC;
3)
Conjunction
of
Jupiter,
Saturn,
and
Mars
in
6
BC
o Exact
nature
of
star
remains
a
mystery
• During
the
reign
of
Herod
king
of
Judea
there
lived
a
priest
named
Zechariah
…
(Luke
1:5)
o Herod
reigned
for
37
years
from
the
time
he
was
made
king
(Josephus,
Antiquities
17.8.1)
o An
eclipse
of
the
moon
occurred
shortly
before
Herod’s
death
(Josephus,
Antiquities
17.6.4
-‐
March
12/13,
4
BC)
o After
Herod’s
death
there
was
a
celebration
of
the
Passover
(Josephus,
Antiquities
17.9.3
-‐
Began
on
April
11,
4
BC)
• Now
in
those
days
a
decree
went
out
from
Caesar
Augustus
to
register
all
the
empire
for
taxes.
This
was
the
first
registration,
taken
when
Quirinius
was
governor
of
Syria
(Luke
2:1-‐2)
o In
8/7
BC,
Herod
came
in
disfavor
with
Augustus
and
was
treated
as
a
subject
rather
than
a
friend
o Herod
was
getting
old
and
ill
and
having
trouble
with
his
sons
who
were
struggling
to
acquire
the
throne
o The
situation
would
have
been
ripe
for
Augustus
to
take
a
census
in
order
to
assess
Herod’s
domain
in
preparation
for
future
rule
of
his
realm
Jesus
Teaches
in
Jerusalem
Temple
at
Age
12
-‐
AD
7
• Now
his
parents
went
to
Jerusalem
every
year
at
the
Feast
of
the
Passover.
And
when
He
became
twelve,
they
went
up
there
according
to
the
custom
of
the
Feast
…
Then
after
three
days
they
found
Him
in
the
temple,
sitting
in
the
midst
of
the
teachers,
both
listening
to
them
and
asking
them
questions
(Luke
2:41-‐
52)
Jesus
Begins
His
Ministry
-‐
AD
27/28
or
AD
29/30
• In
the
fifteenth
year
of
the
reign
of
Tiberius
Caesar,
when
Pontius
Pilate
was
governor
of
Judea,
Herod
was
tetrarch
of
Galilee,
and
his
brother
Philip
was
