In the fourth year of the 202nd Olympiad (i.e., AD 33), there was 'the greatest eclipse of the sun' and that it became night in the sixth hour of the day [i.e., noon] so that stars even appeared in the heavens. 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. Yes, to God, nothing is impossible. Pontius Pilate (Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale House, 1968), p. 366. No one has ever met a literary device walking down the street or stubbed their toe on one, thus we should not expect that any early Christian would have suffered martyrdom for one. If his ministry was for 3 years, then he was crucified aged 36, and the darkness and earthquake would have occurred in that year of 36CE. The gospel references where Jesus predicted he would rise in three days are Matt. Otto Keller, Rerum Naturalium Scriptores Graeci Minores, 1 (Leipzig Teurber, 1877), p. 101., 2 Julius Africanus, Extant Writings, XVIII in The AnteNicene Fathers, ed. In Phlegon's Olympiades we are told it happened in the 4th year of the 202nd Olympiad which is AD 33. The first Olympiad was conducted in 776 BC. Modern context of the calendar of ancient Olympics would put the 4th year of the 202nd Olympiad at July 32-33AD. Thank you, Ive just been looking for information about this Why preach something that was manifestly untrue? Check Huffpost. An earthquake occurred in Bythinia and overthrew a great part of the city of Nica." [4] It even mentions buildings collapsing in Nicea, which would be over 1,000 miles Northwest from Jerusalem by land. First, is what I would call deduction from all available information. However, these are all unlikely candidates as their timing is off from the Olympiad calendar. Every person needs to deal with the questions of who Jesus is and what his death means. 3) the 4th year of the 202nd Olympiad; being commonly associated with the March 19, 33 CE solar eclipse. And upon my servants indeed, and upon my handmaids will I pour out in those days of my spirit, and they shall prophesy. The Text Widget allows you to add text or HTML to your sidebar. April 13, 2017 (Steven OReilly) Good Friday approaches. Passover occurred on either Nisan 14 or 15 about two weeks after the New Moon. The evidence for Christ's resurrection is also historical evidence of a miracle. The Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI: Now available through other book sellers, Roma Locuta Est Considers: Benepapism and the Munus vs. Ministerium (EpisodeII), Roma Locuta Est Considers: Introduction to Benepapism (Episode I). This one too is during the 202ndOlympiad, although in the first year, not the fourth. It was recorded by a Pagan author who had no desire to promote Christianity yet he confirmed the Bible record! This is the first of the gospels, written some time between38 and 45 A.D. On the Circumstances Connected with Our Saviours Passion and His Life-Giving Resurrection). 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? In the Jewish calendar, the first month of a new year was called Nisan. The 12 Foundation Stones in New Jerusalem. He referred to a description by Phlegon of an eclipse accompanied by earthquakes during the reign of Tiberius: that there was "the greatest eclipse of the sun" and that "it became night in the sixth hour of the day [i. e., noon] so that stars even appeared in the heavens. And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. (Luke 23:44-45 ). Why would the Apostles allude to a darkness their hearers and readersknewdid not happen? II 21 [2], Phlegon records that, in the time of Tiberius Csar, at full moon, there was a full eclipse of the sun from the sixth hour to the ninth manifestly that one of which we speak. Phlegon provides powerful confirmation, identifying the year and the exact time of day. Ten Years Ago: Benedict confirms I am no longer the Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church, Benedicts Last Audience: Ten Years After, Roma Locuta Est Considers: Benepapism and the Munus vs. Ministerium (EpisodeVI), Is the Culture of Death creating the Remnant? 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? Remember then, especially on Good Friday between the hours of noon and 3 pm, that the Crucifixion darkness is a real, historical eventand pray for those who deny it. Conservative Christian speakers were a rarity on their campus and they wanted to make it rarer. It would be absurd to think that Peter would have asserted that his hearers had witnessed the darkening of the sun if they in fact had not. Change). However, the sixth hour in Bithynia is also at the same time as the sixth hour in Jerusalem. Now let us consider how he might have categorized the Crucifixion darkness. The Date by Deduction 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. Is there historical evidence for the darkness & earthquake at the crucifixion? Thank You Father :). But consider how do we know anything about history? The fourth year of the 202nd Olympiad was in 33 A.D.!!! The diagram below will help to clarify this. A great earthquake occurred during Christs death. An earthquake occurred in Bythinia . "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. If your sunset occurs later than sunset in Athens, the event may occur on the previous day . I speak of the midday or Crucifixion darkness which the gospel accounts assert fell over the earth between noon and 3 pm. We believe that the period of darkness referred to by Phlegon is the same period of darkness referred to in the New Testament, since the event is unique. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This is a text widget. . 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 . [citation needed]. Dont Panic! Steven OReilly is a graduate of the University of Dallas and the Georgia Institute of Technology. The onah concept applies to part "days" and whole "days" so that they counted the same. Little is known about Phlegon, but he made reference to Christ. There are writings from Roman, Jewish, and Christian writers all known as good historians who mention Jesus Christ in some way, often as they write about Christians. At New Moon, the Moon is positioned between the Sun and the Earth with the dark side of the Moon facing the Earth. And finally, if the crucifixion was on 3rd April AD 33 (Julian) then it is 490 years (70 . The third quote is from Julius Africanus and the last is from Jerome. Christians claim this corroborates the Gospels; opponents say it has nothing to do with the events described during the Passion and only perpetuates a false conclusion. Phlegon Darkness occurred when Christ was crucified, an eclipse of the sun cannot occur during a full moon since the moon would be on the opposite side of the earth. And accurate. 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. 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. What miracles!!? 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)? Your email address will not be published. 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. And calculation makes out that the period of 70 weeks, as noted in Daniel, is completed at this time." Africanus disputed an attempt by Thallus (a first century historian) to specifically explain the Crucifixion darkness in this way. Now before the accusations fly about me ascribing random astronomical events to this writing, consider this: these are the only two solar eclipses that occur within the time frame reference by Phlegon, and from 20-40AD there are only 3 other eclipses that could even possibly have been seen by Rome or the Persian Gulf; one in 20AD and the other two occur after 36AD. I wonder too, hypothetically, what might a natural cause include. There was a great earthquake in Bithynia, and many things were overturned in Nicaea.'"1 Evidence from Africanus Thankfully we have a more detailed fragment from Phlegon's Olympiades: We know from the Bible that on the day of Crucifixion the Sun was darkened for three hours, and there was a great earthquake. 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. 196-7, College Press Publishing Company, 1996., 4 Tertullian, Apologeticus, Chapter 21, 19 cited in Bouw, G. D. (1998, Spring). Your email address will not be published. There is a silence of historical sources with regard to this Crucifixion darkness. Unfortunately, no one of those three pairs, that is, recorded event vs. eclipse, is a perfect fit or a harmonious pair. A solar eclipse supposedly occurred during a full moon. The gospel of Luke mentions that John the Baptist began his ministry in the 15th year of Ceasar Tiberius (Luke 3:1-3). 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." 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. The little known aspect of this is something that comes from a famous Jewish Rabbi from the first century, Rabbi Eleazar ben Azariah. . Those who heard Peter preach in Rome would have previously known about this darkness in several ways, including: (1) having witnessed it firsthand in Rome if it had been a universal darkness; (2) hearing of it from travelers to Rome; and or (3) through letters or official reports received from the provinces, the latter of which were kept in the Roman archives. I believe Colin Humphreys is probably correct that the date of the crucifixion of Christ was Friday April 3, A.D. 33. The 202nd Olympiad has been calculated to run from July AD 29 to June AD 33. This year would be AD 29 from Roman historical sources. "[4], Phlegon may have been recording an eclipse that happened in November, 29 AD, the 1st year of the 202nd Olympiad.[5]. Here, the skeptics case isseeminglymore plausible on first glance. (31 B.C. Jesus was ABOUT 30 years old when He began His ministry. The website for this is the National Geophysical Data Center (http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov). At the sixth hour the day was turned into the darkness of night, so that stars were seen in the heaven; and there was a . Emma Southon: "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them". Why has it been so difficult to determine the exact date of Jesus' death and the dates of the last week of his life? [3]. Phlegon of Karia recorded both of these events in Chronicle of the Olympiad. Next, let us consider the argument with regard to theGospel of Mark. It is believed to be an 8.2-magnitude earthquake. In sum, the words of Tertullian and Africanus show us that in ancient times onlythe explanation of the causeof the three hour darkness was in dispute,not the fact of it. and a seismic event that happened sometime between the years 26 and 36. In chapter 28, Matthew provides an accountprobably sourced to either one of the guards and or a Jewish elderof how the guards were bribed, and the lie was spread that the disciples had stolen the body of Jesus (cf Matthew 28:1-15). 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. Phlegon would have had no way to misreport an actual earthquake that hit in the region, because the region has the history to confirm the account passed to him. Moon phase and solar year events are shown on the day in Athens. I will not go through all the information in Colin Humphrey's book but I will try to summarize the evidence as I see it. Another writer, a Christian historian named Sextus Julius Africanus, also commented about Phlegon's writings which connect the above event to the the crucifixion: "Phlegon records that, in the time of Tiberius Csar, at full moon, there was a full eclipse of the sun from the sixth hour to the ninth - manifestly that one of which we speak. The audience was quieter now and gave the speakers the respectful hearing that they deserved. In fact, PlinysNatural Historyincludes a chapter entitled Of Unusual Long Eclipses of the Sun. Therefore, it seems atfirst glancethatthe skeptic is on to something when he points out that a three hour long darkness is nowhere to be found in this chapter. 9 Of course, they only thought an eclipse had occurred. The facts were recorded in a historical account of Tiberius. Then from Saturday evening after sunset till early in the morning on Sunday was a portion of a 24 hour cycle so it also counted as a day and a night, even though Jesus apparently resurrected before Sunrise. Only the Nov. 24, AD 29 eclipse over Asia Minor can match that, and Joel's prophecy (Acts 2, 14-21) that ``the sun will be turned to darkness and moon to blood." This firmly connects Jesus and the gospels to Roman history. There is more historical evidence to support the three hour period of darkness, and therefore of the Crucifixion, in 33 AD than almost any other ancient event in history! Tradition informs us that Marks gospel derives directly from Peters oral preaching in Rome (seehere). 2004. This blatantly religious appeal seemed odd and out of place. The Bible is Gods book of love and redemption. We do however have important sections of Phelgon's work, which are critical in dating the Crucifixion. He made a famous statement to explain how days were counted for certain ceremonial purposes. Many authors have suggested various means of resolving all the mysteries about the date of the crucifixion. In Wadi Zeelim, located above the southwestern shore of the modern Dead Sea exists an outcrop of laminated Dead Sea sediment. Pliny then proceeds and gives only two examples. He inadvertently dated the darkness at noon on the day of Crucifixion in his work, The Olympiades. We only have fragments left to us of this monumental work and quotations of it from other writers. It amounts, in effect, to asserting the following:leaving aside all the evidence youdohave, you do not have anyotherevidence. Thus, the skeptic discards all evidence against his case, and then declares victory: aha, you have nootherproof!The reality is, there is no reason to set aside the sources and evidence we do have. Africanus refutes the attempt of Thallus to explain away this darkness as being a regular solar eclipse. He can be contacted at StevenOReilly@AOL.com. AWESOME I had read so many "time lines" and prophetic explanations. In October, I will perform a miracle here so that all may believe. For example the first Olympiad happened in 776 and the second occurred in 772 BC. (The Olympics began in 776 B.C., and by counting every fourth year you come to the 202 nd Olympiad, and the fourth year of same is 33 A.D.) Most So the daylight part of a day (or any part thereof) is an onah and the evening is an onah and the entire dark period of the night is also an onah. Though Jesus was alive till Friday afternoon, the period he was dead on Friday counted as both a day and a night. Phlegon of Tralles (Ancient Greek: Flegon o Trallianos) was a Greek writer and freedman of the emperor Hadrian, who lived in the 2nd century AD. 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. This earthquake did not center near Jerusalem exactly but it was strong enough to be very noticable in effects at Jerusalem if it did damage in Nicea. An earthquake occurred in Bythinia and overthrew a great part of the city of Nica. source:http://earthquaketrack.com/il-06-jerusalem/recent. About two weeks after the New Moon is the Full Moon, which corresponds to Passover. The speaker continued The 53rd chapter of Isaiah, written over 700 years before the birth of Christ, describes the most important aspect of the ministry of Jesus Christ!! The Olympiades can be used as a useful means of establishing a time-line. Unfortunately for the skepticand a sign of his desperation as wellthe argument from silence is, perhaps, one of the most difficult types of arguments to make. Yet there has not been a good consensus among scholars about the exact date of the crucifixion. So how should we understand the statement about Jesus being dead three days and three nights? 4th year of the 202nd Olympiad. From the work of Phlegon we can work out the date of the Crucifixion. The earth shook, the rocks split and the tombs broke open. So, these historical extrabiblical sources are also consistent with the AD 33 date. On this basis the Fourth year of the 202nd Olympiad would commence in July A.D.32 and finish in June A.D.33. This information augments Phlegons credibility as a historian; citing sources that preceded his lifetime and were thus out of his control, as they would have recorded the event about a century before he was writing. Some events regarding the life of Christ and the life of Paul the Apostle, which are mentioned in the New Testament can be dated. Eusebius' records of the Olympics were considered authoritative but were lost, though they are translated and preserved some in the writings of others. The second quote is recorded by Philopon. He lives near Atlanta with his family. It does however, place Phlegons writing, transposed hundreds of years later by Christian writers, as a scientifically-accurate writing. The Jewish calendar is a lunar calendar and thus months start with the New Moon. The 4th year of the 202nd Olympiad was 32-33AD: HMEPA Hellenic Month Established Per Athens The 202nd Olympiad Last Olympiad Next Olympiad Last Olympiad source: http://www.numachi.com/~ccount/hmepa/calendars/202.html Modern context of the calendar of ancient Olympics would put the 4 th year of the 202 nd Olympiad at July 32-33AD. I did a search for the years 25 through 35 AD for the nation of Israel. (Mark 15: 33), And it was almost the sixth hour; and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. The 202nd Olympiad has been calculated to run from July AD 29 to June AD 33. But why is this significant, if it doesnt even validate darkness during the Crucifixion as referenced in the Gospels? Or has it been changed and contaminated by ambitious Christian defenders? "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. . And it cannot happen at any other time but in the interval between the first day of the new moon and the last of the old, that is, at their junction: how then should an eclipse be supposed to happen when the moon is almost diametrically opposite the sun? In telling the story of the guards, Matthew takes into account what his Jewish audience would already knowi.e., there was aclaimbeing spread abroad that the body of Jesus had been stolenand then he proceeded to provide facts to explain the true origin of that lie. Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. 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). Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the sorrows of hell, as it was impossible that he should be holden by it. (Acts 2: 14-24)[Emphasis and formatting added]. Colin Humphreys estimates that Jesus' ministry began in 30 A.D. 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. In either case, many would have witnessed it. 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! I will go into more detail about this process below. This Is A Perfect Picture Of The Gospel, The Crown Of Thorns, And The Mocking Of Jesus, The Wound Between The 5th And 6th Right Ribs, The Fulfilment Of Prophecy Concerning The Unbroken Bones, The Anatomical And Physiological Details Of Death By Crucifixion, The Rejection Experienced By Jesus On The Cross, The Discovery By Ron Wyatt In 1982 Of The Ark Of The Covenant, A Brief Overview Of The New Covenant In The Blood Of The Messiah, And The Biblical Support For The Blood On The Mercy Seat. "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 His chief work was the Olympiads, an historical compendium in sixteen books, from the 1st down to the 229th Olympiad (776 BC to AD 137), of which several chapters are preserved in Eusebius' Chronicle, Photius, and George Syncellus. Bugnolan Conclave in surprise move, elects Bergoglio! Phlegon of Tralles, a Greek historian who lived in the second century, has been referenced by Christian apologists for over a thousand years now as confirmation of the events surrounding the Crucifixion. Moon phase and solar year events are shown on the day in Athens. An earthquake occurred in Bythinia and overthrew a great part of the city of Nica. Gary R. Habermas. 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