2. Thus the darkening of the sky at the crucifixion is very extraordinary. But what has an eclipse in common with an earthquake, the rending rocks, and the resurrection of the dead, and so great a perturbation throughout the universe? All rights reserved. There are also complicated issues about various calendar systems in use at the time of Christ that create confusion. When they could see the new crescent Moon in the evening (only visible for a short time in the early evening) they would send runners to announce that the new month had begun. Unfortunately, Africanus does not quote Phlegon directly. !, The audience was rowdy now. No, but again, it doesnt have to either. . It is believed to be an 8.2-magnitude earthquake. (The Olympics began in 776 B.C., and by counting every fourth year you come to the 202 nd Olympiad, and the fourth year of same is 33 A.D.) Most Trallianus, Olympiades: In the fourth year of the 202nd Olympiad, [AD 32-33] a failure of the Sun took place greater than any previously known, and night came on at the sixth hour of the day [noon], so that stars actually appeared in the sky; and a great earthquake took place in Bithynia and overthrew the greater part of Niceaea," He wrote that during the fourth year of the 202nd Olympiad there was a period of unexplained darkness and there was an earthquake that collapsed buildings in Nicea in northern Asia Minor. March 25, 2018: With the arrival of Holy Week, I am reposting this article on the historicity of the Crucifixion darkness, originally posted April 13, 2017. In 70 A.D., just forty years after the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, the city of Jerusalem and the Temple were utterly destroyed by the Romans and the surviving population carried off into captivity. We do not know what other sources that Africanuswho established a library for Severus Alexander might have had at his disposal with regard to Phlegons writings. Another writer, a Christian historian named Sextus Julius Africanus, also commented about Phlegon's writings which connect the above event to the the crucifixion: "Phlegon records that, in the time of Tiberius Csar, at full moon, there was a full eclipse of the sun from the sixth hour to the ninth - manifestly that one of which we speak. To recap, according to Eusebius' Chronicon tables, the 2nd year of the 202nd Olympiad is equated alongside the 16th year of Tiberius. XIV), wrote that Phlegon, in his Chronicles, mentions Jesus: "Now Phlegon, in the thirteenth or fourteenth book, I think, of his Chronicles, not only ascribed to Jesus a knowledge of future events (although falling into confusion about some things which refer to Peter, as if they referred to Jesus), but also testified that the result corresponded to His predictions." One of the strengths of Humphrey's book is the way it clarifies calendar issues and the way the Jews counted months, days, and nights. One such quotation is as follows, "In the 4th year of the 202nd Olympiad, there was a great eclipse of the Sun, greater than had ever been known before, for at the sixth hour the day was changed into night, and the stars were seen in the heavens. Those who heard Peter preach in Rome would have previously known about this darkness in several ways, including: (1) having witnessed it firsthand in Rome if it had been a universal darkness; (2) hearing of it from travelers to Rome; and or (3) through letters or official reports received from the provinces, the latter of which were kept in the Roman archives. No one has ever met a literary device walking down the street or stubbed their toe on one, thus we should not expect that any early Christian would have suffered martyrdom for one. An earthquake occurred in Bythinia and overthrew a great part of the city of Nica." [4] One problem with AD 30 being the crucifixion is that it does not allow enough time for Jesus ministry. Clearly, Peter and his hearers had seen the sun darken. Therefore, it is possible Phlegons source witnessed the Crucifixion darkness from there at the same hoursuggesting the darkness and earthquakes reached far beyond the region around Jerusalem. AD 33 is too early for his crucifixion, surely. He was, therefore, about 4 years old at the turn from BCE to CE. In the verses above, Peter cites a scripture which speaks of various signs which God did by Him, inclusive of thesun being darkenedand the moon turning red. Jesus ministry described in the gospels requires either 2 or 3 years, considering the number of times the Passover events occur in the gospels. 4th year: Begins 32-06-27/28: Hekatombaion 29 Metageitnion 30 Boedromion 30 Puanepsion 29 Maimakterion 30 Poseideon 29 Poseideon-2 30 Gamelion 29 . Africanus disputed an attempt by Thallus (a first century historian) to specifically explain the Crucifixion darkness in this way. In addition, he writes of an earthquake accompanying the darkness, which is specifically recorded in Matthews Gospel (Matthew 27:51): Secular Geologist, Jefferson Williams of Supersonic Geophysical, and colleagues Markus Schwab and Achim Brauer of the German Research Center for Geosciences, researched the Dead Sea and revealed that at least two major earthquakes occurred: A widespread earthquake in 31 B.C. "In the 4th year of the 202nd Olympiad, there was a great eclipse of the Sun, greater than had ever been known before, for at the sixth hour the day was changed into night, and the stars were seen in the heavens. The astronomical science tells us there was no solar eclipse over Bithynia in that year. Why would the Apostles allude to a darkness their hearers and readersknewdid not happen? and this is shown by the historical account of Tiberius Caesar. Philopon, De. In the Jewish calendar, the first month of a new year was called Nisan. Again, modern science has corroborated that not only is the Persian Gulf was a seismically-active area, but that a major earthquake did hit the region between 26-36AD: source :http://www.deadseaquake.info/was-there-really-an-earthquake-on-the-day-that-jesus-died/. Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the sorrows of hell, as it was impossible that he should be holden by it. (Acts 2: 14-24)[Emphasis and formatting added]. Here, the skeptics case isseeminglymore plausible on first glance. Early Christian writers, such as Origen, Africanus and Eusebius, also cited a 2nd century writer, Phlegon, as having written of the Crucifixion darkness. At Fatima, the miracle was localized though still within many miles of the town. This blatantly religious appeal seemed odd and out of place. This historical puzzle shows the historical accuracy of the New Testament in a number of ways. The sedimentation rate puts this second earthquake about 65 years after the 31 B.C. But in the Jewish calendar the Jews would recognize the start of the new month by watching for when the new crescent Moon appeared in the evening, which would be after the conjunction. TheActs of the Apostlesrecounts Peters words on Pentecost. Therefore I think we can compare it to another impressive unnatural phenomenon that happened 100 years ago in Fatima, when the sun danced on oct. 13th 1917 at the exact time Our Lady foretold months beforehand, before a huge crowd. The reader should note that Phlegons comment that an eclipse of the sun occurred during Jesus death was impossible (see Thallus) since the Jewish Passover occurs during a full moon. Many authors have suggested various means of resolving all the mysteries about the date of the crucifixion. I would not always agree with him on some interpretational points but he does well in analyzing the crucifixion date question. The Olympiades can be used as a useful means of establishing a time-line. There are writings from Roman, Jewish, and Christian writers all known as good historians who mention Jesus Christ in some way, often as they write about Christians. Solar eclipses during this time frame that were visible to that part of the world were rare, which puts obvious delimiters on when they occurred. subject for a long time and yours is the best Ive discovered till now. . It corresponds approximately to April in our modern Gregorian calendar. 27:39-40, Matt. Moon phase and solar year events are shown on the day in Athens. But consider how do we know anything about history? Africanus does this by noting that the eve of Passover falls on a date of a near full moon, i.e., when the moon is opposite the sun in relation to the earth. opif. . Each year of an Olympiad began on 1st July. If your sunset occurs later than sunset in Athens, the event may occur on the previous day . We believe that the period of darkness referred to by Phlegon is the same period of darkness referred to in the New Testament, since the event is unique. II 21 [2], Phlegon records that, in the time of Tiberius Csar, at full moon, there was a full eclipse of the sun from the sixth hour to the ninth manifestly that one of which we speak. 4th year of the 202nd Olympiad, in the 18th year of Tiberius. Is it accurate? It should then not come as a surprise to us that Pliny, who scorned the idea of God and religion (cfNatural HistoryI, 5), would pass over in silence this world-portent now claimed by and associated with the Christian religion, which wasat that time he wrotea portent of a persecuted, criminal and maligned sect. The Historical Jesus, pp. The placement in time within the text is just too precise. The Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI: Now available through other book sellers, Roma Locuta Est Considers: Benepapism and the Munus vs. Ministerium (EpisodeII), Roma Locuta Est Considers: Introduction to Benepapism (Episode I). GO TO Mobile Home, http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/b-greek/2000-May/011873.html, http://www.johnpratt.com/items/docs/newton.html, http://www.johnpratt.com/items/docs/lds/meridian/2004/daniel.html, http://www.neverthirsty.org/pp/historical-secular-quotes-about-jesus/phlegon.html, http://www.ichthus.info/CaseForChrist/Archeology/intro.html. I would say there are a couple oflines of argument that can be used to date the crucifixion. Last Olympiad: Next Olympiad: 1st year: Begins 29-07-01/02: Hekatombaion 29 Metageitnion 29 Boedromion 30 Puanepsion 29 Maimakterion 30 Poseideon . Phlegon Darkness occurred when Christ was crucified, an eclipse of the sun cannot occur during a full moon since the moon would be on the opposite side of the earth. We only have fragments left to us of this monumental work and quotations of it from other writers. Die Fragmente der Griechischen Historiker. What constitutes good historical evidence? The above said, we may venture still further in suggesting another reason for theseemingsilence. He lived up to the death of the emperor Augustus in 14CE and we know from Luke that his ministry began in the 15th year of Augustus successor, Tiberius. Part II: The Role of the Church, Roma Locuta Est Considers: Benepapism and the Munus vs. Ministerium (EpisodeV), Is the Culture of Death creating the Remnant: Part 1 Declining births and life expectancy, Roma Locuta Est Considers: Benepapism and the Munus vs. Ministerium (EpisodeIV), Roma Locuta Est Considers: Benepapism and the Munus vs. Ministerium (EpisodeIII), 10th Anniversary of Benedict XVIs Renunciation of the Papacy, A Rebuttal of Dr. Mazzas book on Pope Benedicts Resignation, Valid? Otto Keller, Rerum Naturalium Scriptores Graeci Minores, 1 (Leipzig Teurber, 1877), p. 101., 2 Julius Africanus, Extant Writings, XVIII in The AnteNicene Fathers, ed. (LogOut/ On this site you can do a search for earthquakes essentially anywhere in the world, including through history. From historical sources telling when these individuals were in office you can show that the possible range of years of the crucifixion to be from AD 26 to AD 36. Sure, its certainly possible to wildly claim an earthquake happened somewhere, at some time, as they occur on Earth all the time; I could generalize that a major earthquake hit San Francisco in 1900, as I was born approximately 80 years later and have no direct source, but would I be inaccurate in claiming that? Assume Jesus died Friday afternoon about 3 PM as we reckon time today. There are a variety of opinions on this question. The 12 Foundation Stones in New Jerusalem. He inadvertently dated the darkness at noon on the day of Crucifixion in his work, The Olympiades. The earthquake on the other hand was a natural process miraculously timed to occur at the crucifixion. Only one earthquake in this span of years came up in the results, in 33 AD The database showed two published geological sources regarding this earthquake. As explained, we believe that the darkness referred to by Phlegon is the same darkness referred to in Matthew 27:45. Dont Panic! Thus the New Moon is not visible. The ancient Olympic Games were held every four years for almost 1,100 years. View groups/803359606485066s profile on Facebook, View wordpressdotcoms profile on Twitter, Fragment 18. 2004. The second quote is recorded by Philopon. This is writing from an early Christian apologist named Jerome. So that means there has been at least some investigation of it by geologists though I do not know how much. The young minister was painfully uncomfortable standing in front of a largely secular group of college students. Then the other speaker, also a minister, stepped forward. TheActs of the Apostlesrecords the very first public preaching of Peter and the Apostles, which took place less than eight weeks after the Crucifixion. Archeological study of artifacts or buried structures is helpful but archeologists would often consider an ancient written source to be more important than an artifact because you need to know something to give the artifact a context. Last month: Next month: new 11:37 32/06/26 UTC : 1: 32-06-27/28: Noumenia kata Selene : 2: 32-06-28/29: Agathos Daimon : 3: 32-06-29/30: Athene : 4: 32- . The span of distance between Bythnia and Jerusalem would have put the earthquake in a cataclysmic category, and the evidence confirmed by science supports that conclusion. The fourth year of the 202nd Olympiad was in 33 A.D.!!! There is a silence of historical sources with regard to this Crucifixion darkness. So, it is possible, if not probable, that Jesus was born on 31st March, 4BCE certainly in that March anyhow. The first Olympiad was conducted in 776 BC. I believe Colin Humphreys is probably correct that the date of the crucifixion of Christ was Friday April 3, A.D. 33. With this principle in mind, let us now consider the evidence. This earthquake did not center near Jerusalem exactly but it was strong enough to be very noticable in effects at Jerusalem if it did damage in Nicea. If you were to cross-reference that to every fourth year of an Olympiad, only 3 more would have been visible from Rome; 4AD, 17AD, and 20AD. In Wadi Zeelim, located above the southwestern shore of the modern Dead Sea exists an outcrop of laminated Dead Sea sediment. Thank You Father :). Furthermore, the greatest number of Christian scholars through history have held to AD 33 as the year of the crucifixion, though they may have had various views on the exact date and day of week on which it happened. Phlegon would have had no way to misreport an actual earthquake that hit in the region, because the region has the history to confirm the account passed to him. 27:63, Mark 8:31, Mark 9:31, Mark 10:33-34, and John 2:19. Moon phase and solar year events are shown on the day in Athens. Pure speculation. And accurate. A few verses later in Matthew 27:51 it is recorded that there was an earthquake at the exact moment that Jesus died. On this basis the Fourth year of the 202nd Olympiad would commence in July A.D.32 and finish in June A.D.33. The mention of three nights in this verse has prompted some to propose the crucifixion was on a Wednesday or a Thursday. Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over the whole earth, until the ninth hour. (Matthew 27: 45), And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole earth until the ninth hour. It is improbable that he would have created such an event from his own imagination. Donations to this ministry aretax-deductible. The Formal Correction is on the way! Modern context of the calendar of ancient Olympics would put the 4th year of the 202nd Olympiad at July 32-33AD. He stated that in the 19th year of Tiberius and the fourth year of the 202nd Olympiad (i.e., AD 33), a large eclipse occurred which turned day to night around the sixth hour (noon), and an earthquake destroyed many houses in the city of Nicaea. Even with the loss of the original writing, if the transposition of the original to the copy were to be altered, there would be significant doubt as to when the event occurred, or if, it even occurred. For example the first Olympiad happened in 776 and the second occurred in 772 BC. Why preach something that was manifestly untrue? However, the sixth hour in Bithynia is also at the same time as the sixth hour in Jerusalem. In light of themassobservation and notoriety of a three hour darkness, it would not have made any sense for the Apostlesin preaching or writing about the truth of Christ to believers and nonbelievers aliketo have mentioned this darkness if it had notreallyhappened. Roman historical sources confirm that Jesus Christ lived on Earth and died by crucifixion. Or will you go to the place of separation from God in the afterlife? The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) keeps a database of what are called "significant" earthquakes. He was a Greek historian who lived in Asia Minor during the first century. The website for this is the National Geophysical Data Center (http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov). At the sixth hour the day was turned into the darkness of night, so that stars were seen in the heaven; and there was a . A solar eclipse can occur only at new moon, but we know that Jesus was crucified at the time of Passover (Matthew 26:2; Mark 14:12,12; Luke 22:12, 7; John 13:1), and that the Passover is at the time of full moon (Exodus 12:111; Leviticus 23:5). Regarding thissame2nd century historian, Africanus also wrote: Phlegon records that, in the time of Tiberius Caesar, at full moon, there was a full eclipse of the sun from the sixth hour to the ninth manifestly that one of which we speak(Sextus Africanus,Fragment 18. Since Passover took place in the Spring before the Olympics, I think the fourth year of the 202nd Olympiad would be Summer 32 AD to Summer 33 AD. Is there historical evidence for the darkness & earthquake at the crucifixion? Sixty thousands people could witness with awe the sun dancing in the sky. The Romans and Jews could have falsified Peters claimhad it been false. . Here, too, we see an Apostle feared not to mention the event precisely because it was already widely known among his readers. The expression "three days and three nights" then becomes a special idiom that had a different meaning to the Jews than the way we would use it today. [The word Christ in Hebrew is Messiah.] Christ bore our sins so that if we just turn to God through Christ and humble ourselves and repent we receive Gods forgiveness for all of our sins!! Phlegon's ``Olympiads" (2nd century) says that Christ's crucifixion was in the 4th year of the 202nd Olympiad (AD 29-33), when a total solar eclipse occurred in the 6th hour. The year given by Phlegon for this eclipse is the fourth year of the 202nd Olympiad (i.e., 33 A.D.), which is consistent with one of the possible dates of the Crucifixion (i.e., April 3, 33 A.D.). Astronomical calculation will help with this, but we first need to answer the day of the week question. Originally written in Aramaic, it was intended for a Jewish audience. This would include the April 33 AD date I have used above for the crucifixion. Jesus Christ's crucifixion is one of the most important events in the history of the world. On the whole world there pressed a most fearful darkness; and the rocks were rent by an earthquake, and many places in Judea and other districts were thrown down. Therefore the year of the crucifixion is A.D 33. The year given by Phlegon for this eclipse is the fourth year of the 202nd Olympiad (i.e., 33 A.D.), which is consistent with one of the possible dates of the Crucifixion (i.e., April 3, 33 A.D.). It is also interesting to note that Sextus Julius Africanus (160-240 A.D.), a Christian historian who had established a library in Rome for Emperor Severus Alexander, referred to the Crucifixion darkness as a portent of the world. Given the similarity in termsAfricanus portent of the world and Tertullians world-portent, it is tantalizing to wonder if each were referencing thesamedescription of the darkness still in the Roman archives. We pass over this speculation to consider Tertullians words, quoted earlier, which suggested that there were those who attempted to explain away the Crucifixion darkness as being a normal solar eclipse. 1 Maier, Paul. I will go into more detail about this process below. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved. 1996. p. 217. Thus says the LORD, Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches; but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me . There is only one period of darkness lasting for three hours in the history of the world. The 202nd Olympiad. If we know the day of the week that the crucifixion took place on, this can be used to rule out a number of the possible years (in the range from AD 26 to AD 36). It was calculated in four-year intervals. The Cancellation Of The Curse Of Death, And The Free Gift Of Eternal Life, The Cancellation Of The Curse Of Sickness, And The Availability Of Supernatural Health, The Cancellation Of The Curse Of Poverty, And The Availability Of Gods Supernatural Abundance, Victory Over Satan Won At The Crucifixion, Accreditation, Acknowledgements and Legal notices for Crucifixion, Contact Dr Richard Kent and Recommendation. The evidence also shows it likely to have been a magnitude 5.5. He referred to a description by Phlegon of an eclipse accompanied by earthquakes during the reign of Tiberius: that there was "the greatest eclipse of the sun" and that "it became night in the sixth hour of the day [i. e., noon] so that stars even appeared in the heavens. Next, let us consider the argument with regard to theGospel of Mark. The fourth year of the 202nd Olympiad I believe would include some of the same year as the 203rd Olympiad but the new Olympiad did not start till the Olympics event took place in the Summer. The Historical Jesus. This needs to be updated they just found evidence if quake from 26 to 36ad. Are you sure that you will enter heaven to be with God in the afterlife? For from Nehemiah, who was sent by Artaxerxes to resettle Jerusalem in the 115 th year of the Persian empire, the twentieth year of Artaxerxes, the fourth year of the 83rd Olympiad, until this time, which was the second year of the 202nd Olympiad, the sixteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, there is a total of 475 years. The question is: should we accept the historicity of this Crucifixion darkness? 196-7, College Press Publishing Company, 1996., 4 Tertullian, Apologeticus, Chapter 21, 19 cited in Bouw, G. D. (1998, Spring). The first of the two speakers stepped forward again. Felix Jacoby. It would be interesting to model the varying sizes, speeds, and distances required from the earth to account for the period of darkness on that hypothesis. Created With Love By Bright Mark Media LLC. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. 12:40, Matt. Elsewhere in this same work, Origen wrote in relation to the Crucifixion darkness: And with regard to the eclipse in the time ofTiberius Csar, in whose reign Jesus appears to have been crucified, and the great earthquakes which then took place, Phlegon too, I think, has written in the thirteenth or fourteenth book of his Chronicles (Contra Celsus II, 33). To me it seems the place to start with deduction from all the available information is with John the Baptist. 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Thank you, Ive just been looking for information about this 3: 32-07-28/29: Athene : 4: 32- . However, these are all unlikely candidates as their timing is off from the Olympiad calendar. The former says: "In the fourth year of the 202nd Olympiad, there was an extraordinary eclipse of the sun: at the sixth hour, the day was turned into dark night, so that the stars in heaven were seen; and there was an earthquake in Bithynia, which overthrew many houses in the city of Nice." Thus, a solar eclipse, which happens when the moon passes between the earth and sun cannot be a valid explanation for the Crucifixion darkness. Thus geological data seem to confirm the 33 AD date. Nisan was the month the Passover was celebrated, a very important time for the Jews commemorating their deliverance out of slavery in Egypt. You can use a text widget to display text, links, images, HTML, or a combination of these. Have you ever heard of Phlegon of Karia? Required fields are marked *. I will follow the work of Cambridge professor Colin Humphreys based on his book, "The Mystery of the Last Supper," published in 2011 [1]. Since Passover took place in the Spring before the Olympics, I think the fourth year of the 202nd Olympiad would be Summer 32 AD to Summer 33 AD. A non-profit, 501(c)3 corporation. Such is the difficulty of the argument from silence. The sun was darkened during Christs death from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm. . (LogOut/ And calculation makes out that the period of 70 weeks, as noted in Daniel, is completed at this time. Julius Africanus, Chronography, 18.1. An earthquake occurred in Bythinia and overthrew a great part of the city of Nica. This is especially significant I think because no other significant earthquakes turned up in Israel for the entire range of years from 25 to 35 AD. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. I will also point out that the Roman historian Thallius also recorded these events. Moon phase and solar year events are shown on the day in Athens. The terms "day" and "night" sort of overlapped in their way of thinking. Your email address will not be published. Adding these figures up, we find that Jesus began proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom of heaven when he was 33 years old. There are no surviving records after this date. Emma Southon: "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them". The evidence for Christ's resurrection is also historical evidence of a miracle. 776 BC = Olympiad 1, not 0. Jerome (4th century) is quoting Phlegon's 13th book which is a translation of a historical chronicle on the 202nd Olympiad by Eusebius. . 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