Posted on by wrote in Daniel, General.

Question: 

And another question about Daniel. I’ve calculated the date to 31-32 A.D. and other scholars do that as well, but wasn’t Jesus born like 6 or 7 B.C ? If he only lived 33 years, that would make him riding into Jerusalem at 27 A.D. Isn’t that date incorrect then? Answer:  

You need to get a copy of my book on Daniel.  This will remedy all these questions and more.  Please go to www.ipibooks.com and order a copy.  Your calculation is slightly off because there was no zero BC.  The date is AD 33.  However, if you read the prophecy carefully, Jesus comes to Jerusalem during the last week.  This means somewhere between AD 26-33.  Jesus probably died in AD 30 or 29.  There is no evidence to support the assumption that Jesus was 33 when he died.  This is tradition, plain and simple.  We are pretty sure that he was at least thirty when he died from the scripture, but we do not know his exact age.  Tradition is not a good guide to such things.  The best guess is that Jesus was 30 + 6 -1 = 35 when he died, but this is plus or minus a year or two.

John Oakes

You May Also Like:

  1. In what way did Daniel seal the words of the scroll in Daniel 12:4?
  2. At what age did Daniel die? How did Daniel come to be in Babylon in 606/605 BC
  3. Was Jesus born on September 11, 4 BC? I heard all nine planets lined up at that time.
  4. Is there any evidence that Daniel 7:1-12:13 was not part of the original book of Daniel, but was written during the Macabeean period? (he notes that some is in 1st and some in 3rd person)

Comments are closed.