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How could Jesus be about 33 years old when he died if he was born during the reign of King Herod who died in April 4 BCE?
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We do not really know how old Jesus was when he died. What the Bible does tell us is that he was crucified during the rule of Pontius Pilate, who was governor of Judea from 26 to 36 CE. The crucifixion is commonly assumed to have occurred about 30 CE, but some place it as late as 33 CE because his mission is described over a longer period of time in John's Gospel. Even this does not tell us how old Jesus was at the time of his death, because we do not know when he was born. Both Matthew and Luke say that Jesus was born during the reign of King Herod the Great, who died in 4 BCE. However, Matthew implies that he must have been born some years before 4 BCE. These dates mean that Jesus would actually have been at least 34 to 37 years old, and probably somewhat older. However, John's Gospel at 8:57 says that Jesus appeared to be "not yet fifty". This gives us yet another estimate of his age, and perhaps the year of his birth.
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∙ 8y agoWe do not really know how old Jesus was when he died.
What The Bible does tell us is that he was crucified during the rule of Pontius Pilate, who was governor of Judea from 26 to 36 CE. The crucifixion is commonly assumed to have occurred about 30 CE, but some place it as late as 33 CE because his mission is described over a longer period of time in John's Gospel. Even this does not tell us how old Jesus was at the time of his death, because we do not know when he was born.
Both Matthew and Luke say that Jesus was born during the reign of King Herod the Great, who died in 4 BCE. However, Matthew implies that he must have been born some years before 4 BCE. These dates mean that Jesus would actually have been at least 34 to 37 years old, and probably somewhat older.
However, John's Gospel at 8:57 says that Jesus appeared to be "not yet fifty". This gives us yet another estimate of his age, and perhaps the year of his birth.
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Who is King Herod on Jesus birth?
King Herod was the ruler of Judea during the time of Jesus' birth. He is known for ordering the massacre of infants in Bethlehem in an attempt to kill the baby Jesus, whom he saw as a threat to his rule. Herod's actions are mentioned in the Biblical accounts of Jesus' birth in the Gospel of Matthew.
Was Jesus and Herod friends?
Considering, that Herod is the evil King who wanted Baby Jesus killed, it is then unlikely that they could have been friends.
What did king judea ask 3 wise men to do?
King Herod asked the wise men to tell him where he could find Jesus, because Herod wanted to kill Jesus.
Why did pontius Pilate send Jesus to King Herod?
Pontius Pilate sent Jesus to King Herod because Herod was ruling over Galilee, where Jesus had come from. Pilate hoped that Herod could help resolve the situation and perhaps take responsibility for the matter. However, Herod eventually sent Jesus back to Pilate for a decision on his fate.
According to Bible, the child Jesus went to Egypt for?
So they could escape from Herod and his soldiers
Why was Egypt a safer place for Mary and Joseph than Bethlehem?
Egypt was a safer place for Mary and Joseph than Bethlehem because Egypt was out of the jurisdiction of King Herod, who was seeking to kill the infant Jesus. By fleeing to Egypt, Mary and Joseph were able to escape Herod's massacre in Bethlehem targeting male infants.
Why do historians think that Jesus was born in 4 bce?
A:Historians do not have a view as to when Jesus was born, because there is simply not enough evidence. They simply point out that King Herod died in April 4 BCE, so if Jesus was born during the reign of Herod, he could not have been born later than this. Matthew's Gospel even indicates that Jesus was probably born some years earlier. On the other hand, Luke's Gospel says that Jesus was also born during the census of Quirinius, which took place ten years after the death of Herod. Raymond E. Brown (An Introduction to the New Testament) says the best explanation for Luke's paradox is that, although this author likes to set his Christian drama in the context of well-known events from antiquity, sometimes he does so inaccurately.
How old was herod when he died?
A:Matthew 2:16 says that Herod sought to kill the children in and around Bethlehem under two years old, so Jesus must have been under two. In fact, Herod would have been very cautious if he really felt that there was a threat to his reign, meaning that Jesus could scarcely be more than a year old. So, on this evidence, Jesus was somewhere between a few weeks and two years old, but probably under one year old.Note that in Luke's Gospel, whose author had never heard of Herod's Slaughter of the Innocents, Joseph and Mary took Jesus back from Bethlehem to Nazareth just a few weeks after his birth.
According to Bible the child Jesus went to Egypt for?
So they could run away from Herod and his soldiers
Who was the judge that the Romans brought Jesus to?
Jesus was brought from Caiaphas' house to appear before Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea. The Jewish leaders charged Jesus with subversion of both Israel and Rome. Two of their charges were designed especially to get Pilate's attention. The first was that Jesus opposed paying taxes to Caesar and that Jesus claimed to be king. Finding no fault in Him, Pilate summoned Jesus into Herod's palace and questioned Him further. In the course of the conversation, Pilate learned Jesus was a Galilean and was under Herod's jurisdiction. So Pilate sent Jesus to Herod, who had heard about Jesus and wanted to see Him. Herod had Jesus dressed in a robe and sent back to Pilate. When Jesus came back, Pilate told the Jewish leaders that neither he nor Herod could find Jesus guilty of a crime that brought with it the death penalty.
If Herod the Great died in 4 BC was that before Jesus was born?
A:It is well established that King Herod the Great died in April 4 BCE. All we know about the birth of Jesus is in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. The simplest of these is Matthew, which says that Jesus was born in the lifetime of Herod, implying that this was some years before he died. Luke has a small problem in its story of the birth of Jesus, saying on the one hand that he was born during the reign of Herod, but also that he was born while Quirinius was governor of Syria and ordered a census of Judea. Here the trouble is that Quirinius only became governor of Syria in 6 CE, ten years after the death of Herod. He was given authority over Judea, with orders to conduct a census, because Rome had just sacked King Archelaus of Judea and would henceforth tax the province directly, and so needed to know what taxes it could collect. We talk of Jesus being born in 1 CE because the Roman abbot Dionysus Exiguus, who devised the new Christian calendar in 533, chose to begin his Christian calendar on the year of Herod's death. He knew that it was impossible to say when Jesus was born, but he knew, or thought he knew, when Herod died. He based the year of Herod's death on the reign of the Roman emperor Augustus, unaware that Augustus only adopted that name four years after his reign began, going by his birth name of Octavius until then. Exiguus commenced his calendar just 4 years too late.
Why was Jesus brought to Herod Antipas the tetrarch of Galilee when he has no Jurisdiction in the province of Judaea where Jesus' trial was held?
This can have no definitive answer, although it is a good and intriguing question. What is indicated in the Biblical record of events is that Herod had for long time wanted to see Jesus so that Herod might see a miracle performed. Also, when Jesus first came into prominence Herod remarked that it was John the Baptist returned from the dead - possibly he felt some kind of guilt for what he had done, and so wanted to see Jesus for himself and so satisfy himself it was not John. In any case, it was certainly a concession Pilate made in letting Jesus go to Herod, since he certainly had no power or authority over the matter. Perhaps Pilate hoped Herod could settle the matter - although even this would be unlikely. It seems likely Pilate knew of Herod's strong desire to see Jesus, since it is recorded that they became friends from this day, when they had been enemies before. So it seems this was a favor that Herod appreciated, even if he was able to offer no substantial help. Archaeology has also confirmed the practice of transferring a prisoner to the 'relevant jurisdiction', although, as Jesus traveled around He would have done 'crimes' according to the Jews, in a number of jurisdictions.
