Yeshua’s Ministry
| Name |
Reference |
Timing |
Details |
| Tiberius Ceasar |
Luke 3:1 |
12 – 37AD, co-reigned with his father from 12 – 14AD |
| Emperor of Rome |
| 1st year = 12AD |
| 15th year = 26AD |
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| Pontius Pilate |
Luke 3:1 |
26 – 36AD |
governor of Judea |
| Herod Antipas |
Luke 3:1 |
4BC – 39AD |
tetrarch of Galilee |
| Herod Philip |
Luke 3:1 |
4BC – 34AD |
tetrarch of Iturea |
| Lysanias |
Luke 3:1 |
? |
tetrarch of Abilene |
| Annas |
Luke 3:2 |
6 – 15AD, deposed by Rome |
still regarded as ‘High Priest’ |
| Caiaphas |
Luke 3:2 |
18 – 36AD, appointed by Rome |
Official High Priest |
| Passover Lamb |
Exodus 12:5 |
male, firstborn, unblemished yearling lamb, ~ 1-1.5 years |
Yeshua’s Ministry was 490 days: Daniel 9:24-27 |
| Priest |
| Leviticus 1:13,15,17 |
| Numbers 4:3,30 |
| Luke 3:23 |
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starts at age 30 |
|
| The acceptable year of the Lord proclaimed |
|
One year |
From the sermon in the Synagogue of Nazareth until the Ascension |
|
John 6:4 |
was inserted by a corrupted scribe (not John) |
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The year 26AD can be confirmed by 2 biblical references:
- 69 weeks or 483 years from the Decree of Artaxerxes in 458BC (458BC + 483 years = 26AD)
- it was the 15th year of Tiberius’s reign, 26AD (see above)
Yeshua was 30 years of age when He started His Ministry, as a Prophet and a Priest.
It was the priest (in the Old Testament) who took the offering to the altar.
It was in the year 26AD, the 15th year of Tiberius’s reign.
The Ministry of Jesus took 490 days from His baptism (26AD) until Shavuot (28AD).
He was crucified on a Wednesday, in the middle of the the 63rd week of His Ministry.
His crucifixion was during passover in the year 28AD, in the twilight hours of the day,
as it was dark from the 6th to the 9th hour, from 12:00 – 15:00.
He needed to be the Firstborn and a yearling to qualify as the Passover Lamb.
His Ministry did not last 3.5 years (Daniel 9:24-27, 70 weeks)
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Decrees Given
| Decree |
Year |
Ordains |
Bible reference |
| Decree of Cyrus |
538BC |
to rebuild the temple |
2 Chr 36:22-23, Ezra 1:1-4, 5:13 |
| Decree of Darius |
520BC |
to rebuild the temple (Cyrus’s Decree confirmed) |
Ezra 4:24, Ezra 6:1, 6-12 |
| 1st Decree of Artaxerxes |
458BC |
to rebuild the city of Jersusalem |
Ezra 7:7, Ezra 7:11-26 |
| 2nd Decree of Artaxerxes |
444BC |
to rebuild the city wall |
Nehemiah 2:1-8 |
Daniel 9:25 refers to a decree to rebuild Jerusalem, it can only be the first decree of Artaxerxes issued in 458BC.
