A mathematician's look at the chronology of the life of Jesus King
Herod. The census that brought Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem. The
guiding star. The building of the temple at Jerusalem. The
crucifixion. These are among the events that we know of from the
Bible that might be used to set the life of Jesus in the historical
record. But generations of researchers have found that it is far
from easy to reconcile the different accounts of Jesus's life given
in the four Gospels, and to tie them to independently verifiable
historical dates. And in contrast to his massive significance in
the centuries since his life, Jesus of Nazareth was known by only a
few during his lifetime, and left little mark on the historical
records of his time. As a result there is still much debate about
the exact dates of his life. When was he born? When did his
ministry begin, and when did he die? Stephen Dudley takes a
mathematician's approach to the issue. He looks not only at the
events in the Gospels that might be linked to independent
histories, but also at the difficulties of dating each one. What
exactly is meant by `in his thirtieth year', for instance? Even
simple statements like this can be surprisingly misleading. Using a
careful process of logical analysis, this account tries to identify
both the evidence and the pitfalls in interpreting it.
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