Ye men of Israel, hear these words:Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you, by miracles, and wonders, and signs, which God did by him, in the midst of you,as you also know: This same being delivered up, by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, you by the hands of wicked men have crucified and slain. Between 3 PM and sunset the Jews had to prepare the body and get it into the tomb, because the Sabbath started Friday evening around sunset. And with regard to the eclipse in the time of Tiberius Caesar, in whose reign Jesus appears to have been crucified, and the great earthquakes which then took place . Julius Africanus quoted from the Olympiades a section no longer in existence which said this darkening if the sun happened at the time of the full moon. Seeing as Phlegon was born approximately in the second century, it is extremely unlikely he spoke with an eyewitness of either eclipse. 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 . As several of the early Fathers quoted Phlegon, there seems no reason to doubt his word. In reply. Thus, if the quote is accurate, and Phlegons eclipse has not been conflated with one which occurred in 29 A.D., then Phlegon is another source who supports the Crucifixion darkness. As explained, we believe that the darkness referred to by Phlegon is the same darkness referred to in Matthew 27:45. 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. 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. Properly working out the Jewish calendar shows this to work for AD 33 (see C. Humphreys). Then the other speaker, also a minister, stepped forward. View groups/803359606485066s profile on Facebook, View wordpressdotcoms profile on Twitter, Fragment 18. Here, the skeptics case isseeminglymore plausible on first glance. 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. According to NASA, there WAS an actual solar eclipse in the fourth year of the 202nd Olympiad: http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/0001-0100/33-09-12.gif. All rights reserved. Now let us consider how he might have categorized the Crucifixion darkness. Many Christian scholars have come to question either the synoptic gospels or the gospel of John because of the difficulties of resolving questions about exactly when Jesus was crucified. [citation needed]. There are no surviving records after this date. One problem with AD 30 being the crucifixion is that it does not allow enough time for Jesus ministry. There was a great earthquake in Bithynia, and many things were overturned in Nicaea." Barton, Bill, This webpage quotes John Lightfoot explaining the "onah" concept. source:http://www.numachi.com/~ccount/hmepa/calendars/202.html. and this is shown by the historical account of Tiberius Caesar. Philopon, De. 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. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. 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The maximum duration for a total solar eclipse is seven minutes, not three hours, and at the latitude of Jerusalem the maximum duration is even less. 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," However, such an explanation for the Crucifixion darkness is absurd because solar eclipses are counted in minutes, not hours. 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. Thus, his statement taken in whole does not exclude that there may have been other unusually long eclipses of the sun of which he was awareperhapsmanymorebut regarding which he did not elaborate. I speak of the midday or Crucifixion darkness which the gospel accounts assert fell over the earth between noon and 3 pm. It corresponds approximately to April in our modern Gregorian calendar. It is an important event to all Christians. Key to this text though, is that it has never been found in an original form. . The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) keeps a database of what are called "significant" earthquakes. For the Hebrews celebrate the passover on the 14th day according to the moon, and the passion of our Saviour fails on the day before the passover; but an eclipse of the sun takes place only when the moon comes under the sun. Certainly, other ancient writers, most notably Pliny the Elder (23 79 AD), would have written of a three hour darkness had it really happened. Therefore, he relied on transcribed information; either written or oral. 9 Of course, they only thought an eclipse had occurred. 4th year of the 202nd Olympiad. The website for this is the National Geophysical Data Center (http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov). Two short works by him are extant. However, unlike the New Testament, of which there are 25,366 early copies, many of these ancient writer's manuscripts are fragmented. However, Eusebius, in book 2 of Chronicle (Chronicon, quoted by Jerome), actually quotes Phlegon, with no mention of Jesus or a three hour darkness. The third quote is from Julius Africanus and the last is from Jerome. For example a time-line can be established from his famous works called The Olympiades 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. At His own free-will, He with a word dismissed from Him His spirit, anticipating the executioners work. On the Circumstances Connected with Our Saviours Passion and His Life-Giving Resurrection, The Wheels of the Formal Correction turn slowly, but grind exceedingly fine. The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands. There is little doubt that this information was passed from ancient source to ancient source before it reached Phlegon; however; its place in historical writings is scientifically confirmed nearly 2 millenia later. A non-profit, 501(c)3 corporation. Julius Africanus elsewhere makes the point that what was sometimes referred to as an eclipse of the Sun by Roman writers could not possibly be a solar eclipse because it happened at the wrong time of the month [5]. A solar eclipse supposedly occurred during a full moon. ", Africanus quoted a section of Phlegon's work as follows: "During the time of Tiberius Csar an eclipse of the sun occurred during the Full Moon.". It was recorded by a Pagan author who had no desire to promote Christianity yet he confirmed the Bible record! This does not necessarily coincide with the Crucifixion darkness, and it doesnt have to. There was a great earthquake in Bithynia, and many things were overturned in Nicaea.'"1 Evidence from Africanus In either case, many would have witnessed it. The gospel references where Jesus predicted he would rise in three days are Matt. You yourselves have the account of the world-portent still in your archives. (Tertullian, Apologia 21) (Emphasis added). Here, too, we see an Apostle feared not to mention the event precisely because it was already widely known among his readers. 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. 2004. An earthquake occurred in Bythinia and overthrew a great part of the city of Nica. Even if there was an issue of corruption or inaccuratetranslation of the Phlegon writing, how could the science possibly have been faked when there would have been no way of faking it hundreds of years later without it being obviously exposed? Well, Phlegon does mention this guy named Jesus. Phlegons citation is a fragment from Olympiades he Chronika 13, ed. Donations to this ministry aretax-deductible. Sure, there is a degree of speculation as to whether this actually was an occurrence during the Crucifixion (I fully realize there a 10-year swing is 3650-ish days according to modern calendar, which means a .0274% chance that it was on the actual day), but here again is evidence that the transcription from ancient origins thatPhlegon relied on and passed to writers who referenced his collected materials is scientifically plausible. The Jews counted days and nights as if a portion counted like the whole, they did not think in terms of ellapsed time as we do today. . Origen, Against Celsus, Book 2.33, Phlegon mentioned the eclipse which took place during the crucifixion of the Lord Jesus Christ, and no other (eclipse); it is clear that he did not know from his sources about any (similar) eclipse in previous times . Is it accurate? Some evidence suggests that Jesus was born in 2 BC and Herod died shortly after. However, we might venture to reasonably speculate why Plinyif he had known of the Crucifixion darknesschosenot to include it in his examples. 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- . by Alexander Roberts and James Donaldson (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1973), vol. The sedimentation rate puts this second earthquake about 65 years after the 31 B.C. "[4], Phlegon may have been recording an eclipse that happened in November, 29 AD, the 1st year of the 202nd Olympiad.[5]. The New Testament records the three-hour darkness during Christs crucifixion (Matthew 27:45, Mark 15:33, Luke 23:4445). Some Christian scholars argue Jesus was crucified on Thursday and some even hold to a Wednesday crucifixion. First, there are differences between the synoptic gospels in the New Testament and the gospel of John that have puzzled Bible scholars. Someone shouted Show me a Bible miracle thats recorded in SECULAR history!!. Within each olympiad, time was reckoned by referring to its 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year. This comes from how Jewish scholars would interpret passages such as in Jonah where Jonah was in the belly of the fish for 3 days and also in Esther where Esther prayed and fasted for 3 days when she went to speak with King Xerxes. This is what Colin Humphrey's does well in his book, considering a variety of types of information. In October, I will perform a miracle here so that all may believe. The evidence for Christ's resurrection is also historical evidence of a miracle. There are some uncertainties in the Olympiad numbering system but it seems from various sources the fourth year of the 202nd Olympiad would be either AD 32 or AD 33. Jesus was thus the true final Passover Lamb and he died at the time the passover lambs was normally sacrificed. And calculation makes out that the period of 70 weeks, as noted in Daniel, is completed at this time." The above said, the skeptics objection appears strongest when they allege thatPliny the Elder an ancient Roman writer who penned a natural historywould surely have have mentioned the Crucifixion darkness. However, the sixth hour in Bithynia is also at the same time as the sixth hour in Jerusalem. The Crucifixion darknesswould have been observable to many hundreds of thousands of peopleif not millions. The evidence also shows it likely to have been a magnitude 5.5. Euse-bius, in his records of the year A.D. , quotes at length from Phlegon, who says that, in the fourth year of the 202nd Olympiad, there was a great and remarkable eclipse of the sun, above any that had happened before. AD 33 is a generally accepted year of His crucifixion. Modern science validates the sources Phlegon used for compiling his writings and also validates the transcribers who referenced the material several hundred years later. 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. The writings on the crucifixion of the historians from the first and second centuries is very interesting. Origen tells us in his work,Against Celsus(cf Contra Celsus II, 14), that Phlegon had some knowledge of Jesus. But Peter standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke to them: Ye men of Judea, and all you that dwell in Jerusalem, be this known to you, and with your ears receive my words. Tertullians statement certainly suggests he himself had seen the account of this world-portent. Otherwise, it would have been foolhardy of him to have made such a bold challenge to such sticklers for record keeping as the Romans, who could have proven him wrong. source:http://earthquaketrack.com/il-06-jerusalem/recent. Last month: Next month: new 02:44 32/07/26 UTC : 1: 32-07-26/27: Noumenia : 2: 32-07-27/28: Noumenia kata Selene Agathos Daimon: Herakleia? Jerome (4th century) is quoting Phlegon's 13th book which is a translation of a historical chronicle on the 202nd Olympiad by Eusebius. Bursa is approximately 600 miles from Jerusalem. Followon Twitter:@S_OReilly_USA. Volume 2 contains the quotes on this webpage. Z's Blog - What Does The Prayer Really Say. It is important to note that 1) an eclipse of the sun cannot occur during a full moon since the moon would be on the opposite side of the earth and 2) that Jesus died on Passover during a full moon. Sixty thousands people could witness with awe the sun dancing in the sky. 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 facts were recorded in a historical account of Tiberius. Pliny then proceeds and gives only two examples. This information would be every unlikely to have been added at a later time due to its specificity in time. Dont believe me? 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? The Bible is Gods book of love and redemption. Thus, if the quote is accurate, and Phlegon's eclipse has . It does however, place Phlegons writing, transposed hundreds of years later by Christian writers, as a scientifically-accurate writing. 4th year of the 202nd Olympiad. Christ still changes lives like he did in the first century. He dabbed the sweat from his pallid face and intoned Are you at peace with God? The mention of three nights in this verse has prompted some to propose the crucifixion was on a Wednesday or a Thursday. Also, word of it would have spread from Jerusalem to Jewish communities in Rome and throughout the empire. What miracles!!? An earthquake occurred in Bythinia . It was not until the sixteenth century that the Jewish calendar was formally defined precisely. Thus, a solar eclipse, which happens when the moon passes between the earth and sun cannot be a valid explanation for the Crucifixion darkness. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 4th year of the 202nd Olympiad. From all the information above I believe there is a fairly strong convergence of evidence that Christ's crucifixion was in April of 33 AD. 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. Though Jesus was alive till Friday afternoon, the period he was dead on Friday counted as both a day and a night. Otto Keller, Rerum Naturalium Scriptores Graeci Minores, 1 (Leipzig Teurber, 1877), p. 101., 2 Julius Africanus, Extant Writings, XVIII in The AnteNicene Fathers, ed. Being written within a dozen years of the Crucifixion, many of Matthews readers would have been witnesses to the three hour darkness which had fallen over the earth (cf Matthew 27: 45) years before. Sect 257 f16, c, p. 1165. 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. Bugnolan Conclave in surprise move, elects Bergoglio! "However in the fourth year of the 202nd olympiad, an eclipse of the sun happened, greater and more excellent than any that had happened before it; at the sixth hour, day turned into dark night, so that the stars were seen in the sky, and an earthquake in Bithynia toppled many buildings of the city of Nicaea." Picking on Pliny It is significant that Jesus be crucified on a Friday because that is the normal time when the passover lamb was sacrificed by the Jews. Change). He lives near Atlanta with his family. Peter reminds his hearers these things were done in the midst of you, as you also know. Clearly, Peter referenced an eventthe three hour darkening of the sunwhich waspreviouslywitnessed by all hearing him that day. The 4th year of the 202nd Olympiad is from July 32 to June 33 CE, which confirms the date of 3 April 33 CE. Pure speculation. "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 Date by Deduction 4th year: Begins 32-06-27/28: Hekatombaion 29 Metageitnion 30 Boedromion 30 Puanepsion 29 Maimakterion 30 Poseideon 29 Poseideon-2 30 Gamelion 29 . Yes, to God, nothing is impossible. Check Huffpost. Jesus Christ's crucifixion is one of the most important events in the history of the world. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This is a text widget. 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). From the direct quote above, it is clear Phlegons source is an observer in Bithynia (in modern day Turkey), which is well over 500 miles away from Jerusalem. Moon phase and solar year events are shown on the day in Athens. Phlegon's greatest work was the writing of a history book, called The Olympiades. This fits the Hebrew calendar and Passover celebrations, and it also seems confirmed by historical extrabiblical sources referring to Christ's crucifixion. 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. EARTHQUAKE AND DARKNESS THAT OCCURRED AT JESUS DEATH WAS RECORDED IN SECULAR HISTORY. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Age of Isaiah Scroll Scientifically Predates Jesus, Earliest Records of the Gospel Accounts of the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Corroborate the Modern Text, http://www.numachi.com/~ccount/hmepa/calendars/202.html, http://www.deadseaquake.info/was-there-really-an-earthquake-on-the-day-that-jesus-died/, Mara Bar Serapion Confirms Early Reference to Jesus, Rome Confirms the Existence of Christianity, Phlegon of Tralles Scientifically Established as a Credible Source on Jesus. 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. Matthew 12:40 says that as Jonah was three days and three nights in the fish, Jesus would be dead three days and three nights. The skeptics objection is an argument from silencethat other writerswouldhave said something if the darkness had really happened. At some time during that twelve months occurred the darkness over Asia in which lay Bithynia and Nicea to which Phlegon refers. For these are not drunk, as you suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day: But this is that which was spoken of by the prophet Joel: And it shall come to pass, in the last days, (saith the Lord,) I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams. Then you can go through a process of elimination to to rule out all these years except AD 33. The Crucifixion is widely reported by numerous ancient writers. Each year of an Olympiad began on 1st July. Indeed Phlegon, who is an excellent calculator of olympiads, also writes about this, in his 13th book writing thus: "However in the fourth year of the 202nd olympiad [32 CE], an eclipse of the sun happened, greater and more excellent than any that had happened before it; at the sixth hour [around noon] day turned into dark night, so that the . The astronomical science tells us there was no solar eclipse over Bithynia in that year. And just for fun, who could possibly falsely place this earthquake during the time of Tiberius Caesar and roughly the time period of the 202nd Olympiad (and I fully grasp the weight of the word roughly)? AWESOME I had read so many "time lines" and prophetic explanations. 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. Having provided an argument for the historicity of a three hour darkness based on historical sources and reason, we may now address the objection made to it by skeptics, which may be stated as follows. 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. The timing of this "eclipse" referred to by Phlegon is similar to the event described in the Gospels. It was recorded by a Pagan author who had no desire to promote Christianity yet he confirmed the Bible record! The Text Widget allows you to add text or HTML to your sidebar. So, these historical extrabiblical sources are also consistent with the AD 33 date. Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. The Biblical Astronomer, 8(84). The Romans and Jews could have falsified Peters claimhad it been false. The Olympiades can be used as a useful means of establishing a time-line. TheActs of the Apostlesrecords the very first public preaching of Peter and the Apostles, which took place less than eight weeks after the Crucifixion. I am a follower of Jesus Christ, the One who saved me, and my goal is to spread the gospel and all the evidence for Christianity! Originally written in Aramaic, it was intended for a Jewish audience. 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. 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. Therefore, the reason the apostles could confidently mention a three hour darkening of the sun is because it was an actual occurrencealready knownto many in their audiences either by firsthand experience or by word of mouth. He was smartly dressed, flamboyant and gregarious. There are a variety of opinions on this question. 27:63, Mark 8:31, Mark 9:31, Mark 10:33-34, and John 2:19. We have no need to be dogmatic about precise numbers regarding His age at the time of His crucifixion. From the work of Phlegon we can work out the date of the Crucifixion. 12:40, Matt. GO TO creationanswers.net We also know from the New Testament that at that time Caiaphas was the Jewish High Priest (Caiaphas is mentioned in Jewish writings) and Pilate was the Roman governor of Judea. By the time he wrote hisNatural History(73 A.D.), the Christians had already been claiming for the prior forty years that the Crucifixion darkness was a sign worked by their God. The earthquake on the other hand was a natural process miraculously timed to occur at the crucifixion. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and manifest day of the Lord come. The first quote below is unique to Origen. Many authors have suggested various means of resolving all the mysteries about the date of the crucifixion. We have already seen there is strong reason to believe a record of the Crucifixion darkness was held in the Roman archives. This year would be AD 29 from Roman historical sources. Doing so would only demolish their credibility on allotherpoints of the gospel they hoped to prove about Christ basedsolelyon personal testimony. Africanus disputed an attempt by Thallus (a first century historian) to specifically explain the Crucifixion darkness in this way. 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." [1] There are two books credited to his name:Chronicles and the Olympiads. 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