How long ago did Jesus Christ live?

Answer 1

There is some argument about when Jesus the Christ was born. If we assume that He was born in the year 4 B.C., then He died in the year A.D. 29.

Answer 2

We can not be sure when Jesus was born, but the gospels say that this was during the reign of Herod the Great. On that evidence, he was born sometime before 4 BCE, and possibly well before 4 BCE.

Tradition says that he was crucified in either 30 or 33 CE. The gospels say that he died when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, which was between 26 and 36 CE.

Answer 3

Common consensus says that he was born around 4BC. (he wasn't born in 1AD as the year indicates, as there was an innocent error in dates when the dating system was formed). His death and resurrection occurred when he was around 33 years of age - ie around AD 30-31. So Jesus lived on earth between 4BC and 31AD, or between 2013 - 2039 years ago.

Christians will argue, however, that, as he was resurrected never to die again, he is still alive today in heaven.

But in all seriousness he was probably alive back in caveman days, just chilling in his cave waiting for the glory days...

Answer 4

Jesus is still alive, but He walked on earth around 2,000 years ago. Before Jesus was born, time was kept track of in the year of the reign of a certain king. Now we keep track of it as how many years before Christ came to Earth. So if you look at a timeline before Jesus, the years go backwards. 505 B.C. is after 627 B.C. Modern time, after Jesus' birth is kept as how many years after Christ was born. So it is approximatly 2,009 years after Christ was born from the virgin Mary. Since that is the way time is kept, the year we give Jesus for being born is 0. It was no years before He was born, and no years after He was born, so its 0. He was on earth from the year 0 to around 33 A.D.

Folks with a brain and logic will tell you he never existed and is made up by the church. He never was alive, therefore he can not still be alive.

Answer 5

AnswerWe do not really know when Jesus lived, but can provide some approximations from the New Testament gospels.

Matthew's Gospel and Luke's Gospel seem to agree that Jesus was born during the reign of King Herod the Great. Since Herod died in 4 BCE, this would be the latest year that Jesus could have been born. Matthew implies that Jesus was born quite some years before the death of King Herod. In John 8:57, the Jews say to Jesus, "Thou art not yet fifty years old," suggesting that Jesus could have been born as early as 20 BCE.

The gospels tell us that Jesus was crucified during the governorship of Pontius Pilate, who ruled Judea from 26 to 36 CE. Most Christians believed that Jesus died either 30 CE or 33 CE.

Answer 6

Jesus lived from about 2 ad to 35 ad. He was born in Bethlehem, moved to Egypt when he was still an infant and grew up in the town of Nazareth.

Answer 7

Wikipedia:Chronology of Jesus has various dates in the life of Christ.

Answer 8

Jesus lived in the time of the Roman Empire.

Answer 9

There is a bit of argument on the correct date , some say 4.B.C. to 29 A.D.