Lucanian date

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The following statement in Luke's Gospel , Chapter 3, Verses 1–2 is designated as the Lucanian date :

“It was the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius ; Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea , Herod the tetrarch of Galilee , his brother Philip the tetrarch of Iturea and Trachonitis , Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene ; Annas and Caiaphas were high priests . The word of God came to John, son of Zacharias , in the desert . "

- quoted according to the standard translation

This description of the time at which John the Baptist began his public ministry corresponds to the custom of that time, but represents the only time in the Gospels that is accurate to one year . It clearly results in the year 28 AD and is therefore used in the chronology of the throughout the New Testament . In addition, only the death of Herod Agrippa I, described in the Acts of the Apostles , can be reliably dated to the year 44.

From the year 28, the most likely date for the crucifixion of Jesus is the Passover feast of the year 30. His year of birth , however, is less certain - between 7 BC. BC and about 3 BC Chr.