The Crucifixion on Monday, April 18th, 29 AD: A Historical, Astronomical, Prophetic, and Symbolic Reassessment

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Based on research published in:
The Crucifixion on Monday, April 14th, 32 CE: An Interdisciplinary Analysis

Abstract

This study establishes Monday, April 18th, 29 AD (Julian calendar) as the most probable historical date for the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Correcting a previous error that pointed only to 32 AD, it identifies that both 29 and 32 AD satisfy the astronomical criterion of Nisan 14 falling on a Monday. That Monday corresponds to the traditional ”Good Friday” once we account for the change in the day-reckoning system (ancient: day begins at sunset; modern: at dawn). Among the two candidates, the year 29 AD offers a superior convergence: it fits the New Testament chronology (46 years of the Temple, three Passovers); its Pentecost coincides with a total lunar eclipse visible from Jerusalem (fulfilling Acts 2:20); it presents a unique symbolic pattern in Sagittarius (the Moon moves from Scorpius to Sagittarius); it aligns with the midpoint of the 70th week of Daniel 9; and it has the support of early patristic sources. Therefore, the Passover of 29 AD is the most probable date for the crucifixion