The Bible states that when Jesus died at nine o’clock, the country was covered by darkness, and the country shuddered at the moment of his last breath. Despite the fact that the Holy Scripture does not give the exact date, historians discuss when the crucifixion occurred. Woodrow Michael Kroll says in his new book that he revealed the exact date. It should be on Friday, April 33, 33 AD at 3 pm.
In his work, Kroll combines biblical texts, historical sources and astronomical calculations that, in his opinion, form a consistent image of events leading to this exact date. The Gospel, according to Mark (15:34), states that Jesus died at nine o’clock, which corresponds to 15.00. The Jewish day was then divided into twelve hours beginning at sunrise around 6.00 am.
The author determined that the crucifixion took place on Friday because all four gospels describe the day of death as the day of preparation, the day before the Jewish Saturday. Kroll also used astronomical calculations, according to which April 33 AD over Jerusalem was lit by a full moon, corresponding to the Passover holiday, and in the evening there was a partial eclipse of the moon. At that time, the moon gained a reddish shade – a phenomenon that reminds the mention of the Apostle Peter in the deeds of 2:20 about the Moon, which turns into blood.
Historical records support this timeframe. Pilate Pontský, who ruled Judah from 26 to 36 AD, chaired Jesus’ process and execution. Kroll reminds the finding of the so -called. Pilate’s stone of 1961, which confirms Pilate’s historical existence, and the discovery of the crucified human heel bone of 1968, which showed the same types of injuries described by the Gospels.
The Gospel, according to John (19: 31-33), states that the Jewish leaders asked that the bodies be removed from the cross so that the Saturday is not violated. The soldiers therefore broke their legs to two other convicts, but they found Jesus already dead, confirming the biblical description. Kroll also cites non -Christian historians Phlegon and Thallo, whose fragmentary records are mentioned by the darkness and earthquake during the 202 Olympics, the period ending with 33 of our era, which corresponds to the description in the Gospels.
The author also refers to the prophecy of Daniel 9: 24-27. Since the decree of 445 BC on the renovation of Jerusalem, he counts 483 years, which he says he shows just 33 AD. Verse 26 predicts that the anointed will be exterminated, which coincides with the crucifixion during the feast of the Passover and the then eclipse of the Moon. At the same time, Kroll rejects the theory that Jesus could have been crucified on Wednesday. According to him, such an interpretation would contradict the Gospels and the Jewish tradition, according to which Sabat begins the sunset on Friday, so the day of preparation must fall on Friday.
According to Scripture, Jesus was placed in the grave before sunset, and the resurrection occurred on Sunday morning, which fulfills the prophecy of three days and three nights in the grave. According to Krollo, the astronomical calculations and the Jewish calendar confirm that the crucifixion took place on Friday, April 33, 33 AD at three o’clock in the afternoon. “Based on eye, historical and literary testimonies Readers can accurately determine the hour when Jesus said, ‘It is complete.’ It’s almost like they were there, ” wrote Kroll.
