The sedimentation rate puts this second earthquake about 65 years after the 31 B.C. "In the fourth year, however, of Olympiad 202, 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." Each recounts a fantastical or paranormal event. Here, the skeptics case isseeminglymore plausible on first glance. However, history provides a sufficient answer as to why such documentary evidence has not survived on these topics of great interest. By the time he wrote hisNatural History(73 A.D.), the Christians had already been claiming for the prior forty years that the Crucifixion darkness was a sign worked by their God. Jesus Christ's crucifixion is one of the most important events in the history of the world. 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. I found further confirmation of this earthquake from other sources that also dates it in the year 33 AD. Check Huffpost. I believe Colin Humphreys is probably correct that the date of the crucifixion of Christ was Friday April 3, A.D. 33. 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. Sure, its certainly possible to wildly claim an earthquake happened somewhere, at some time, as they occur on Earth all the time; I could generalize that a major earthquake hit San Francisco in 1900, as I was born approximately 80 years later and have no direct source, but would I be inaccurate in claiming that? Read more . If your sunset occurs later than sunset in Athens, the event may occur on . Required fields are marked *. Another issue to notice in Jerome's quote above is regarding an earthquake that took place at the same time as the mysterious darkening of the sky. 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. It is also interesting to note that Sextus Julius Africanus (160-240 A.D.), a Christian historian who had established a library in Rome for Emperor Severus Alexander, referred to the Crucifixion darkness as a portent of the world. Given the similarity in termsAfricanus portent of the world and Tertullians world-portent, it is tantalizing to wonder if each were referencing thesamedescription of the darkness still in the Roman archives. We pass over this speculation to consider Tertullians words, quoted earlier, which suggested that there were those who attempted to explain away the Crucifixion darkness as being a normal solar eclipse. An unknown, massive astronomical body passing through the solar system or on long period orbit, transiting between the earth and sun? It does however, place Phlegons writing, transposed hundreds of years later by Christian writers, as a scientifically-accurate writing. It was recorded by a Pagan author who had no desire to promote Christianity yet he confirmed the Bible record! I speak of the midday or Crucifixion darkness which the gospel accounts assert fell over the earth between noon and 3 pm. But it is a challenging issue to unravel. What about all the other earthquakes that have hit California in the first part of the 20th century? The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) keeps a database of what are called "significant" earthquakes. Being written within a dozen years of the Crucifixion, many of Matthews readers would have been witnesses to the three hour darkness which had fallen over the earth (cf Matthew 27: 45) years before. There are some uncertainties in the Olympiad numbering system but it seems from various sources the fourth year of the 202nd Olympiad would be either AD 32 or AD 33. (LogOut/ 12:40 mention three nights. We only have fragments left to us of this monumental work and quotations of it from other writers. There are few historical records that are actually from the time of Christ but there are some records from historians from the second century AD. 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. Originally written in Aramaic, it was intended for a Jewish audience. An earthquake occurred in Bythinia and overthrew a great part of the city of Nicaea" He asks for your prayers for his intentions. Assume Jesus died Friday afternoon about 3 PM as we reckon time today. Again, modern science has corroborated that not only is the Persian Gulf was a seismically-active area, but that a major earthquake did hit the region between 26-36AD: source :http://www.deadseaquake.info/was-there-really-an-earthquake-on-the-day-that-jesus-died/. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. With these things in mind, I would like to provide some thoughts on the historicity of one particular event that is said to have occurred on the afternoon Our Lord was crucified. "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. Is it accurate? The second quote is recorded by Philopon. The Crucifixion darknesswould have been observable to many hundreds of thousands of peopleif not millions. Check it out for yourselfhttp://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEcat5/SE0001-0100.html. It is an important event to all Christians. The time from Friday 3 PM to sunset was counted as one day. by Alexander Roberts and James Donaldson (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1973), vol. Furthermore, the greatest number of Christian scholars through history have held to AD 33 as the year of the crucifixion, though they may have had various views on the exact date and day of week on which it happened. We do however have important sections of Phelgon's work, which are critical in dating the Crucifixion. Thus the New Moon is not visible. Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. He can be contacted at StevenOReilly@AOL.com. 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. The Text Widget allows you to add text or HTML to your sidebar. In ancient Greece the Olympic Games were held in the July of the first year of each Olympiad, which was a 4 year period running from July to June of each succeeding year. 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. The Olympiades can be used as a useful means of establishing a time-line. While the actual words used by Thallus no longer survive, the response of Africanus (below) give us a sense of what he must have said: As to His (i.e., Jesus Christ) works severally, and His cures effected upon body and soul, and the mysteries of His doctrine, and the resurrection from the dead, these have been most authoritatively set forth by His disciples and apostles before us. 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. 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. The earthquake and RARE darkness for three hours couldn't be ignored by secular writers. That is a nearly impossible standard to meet. The Formal Correction is on the way! The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and manifest day of the Lord come. For from Nehemiah, who was sent by Artaxerxes to resettle Jerusalem in the 115 th year of the Persian empire, the twentieth year of Artaxerxes, the fourth year of the 83rd Olympiad, until this time, which was the second year of the 202nd Olympiad, the sixteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, there is a total of 475 years. It was calculated in four-year intervals. 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Though Jesus was alive till Friday afternoon, the period he was dead on Friday counted as both a day and a night. First, is what I would call deduction from all available information. This is a clear Bible prophecy foretelling that God would cause the punishment for our sins to fall upon Jesus. The difficulty in this is that it mentions three nights as well as three days. Jerusalem is another place where we might have expected there to be records of the events of Matthew 27, and to hope that individual residents of Jerusalemcontemporaneous to the eventsmight have commented on these wondrous happenings in personal records, etc. Otto Keller, Rerum Naturalium Scriptores Graeci Minores, 1 (Leipzig Teurber, 1877), p. 101., 2 Julius Africanus, Extant Writings, XVIII in The AnteNicene Fathers, ed. Those issues do not change the conclusion for various reasons. Jesus was ABOUT 30 years old when He began His ministry. Modern context of the calendar of ancient Olympics would put the 4th year of the 202nd Olympiad at July 32-33AD. However, we might venture to reasonably speculate why Plinyif he had known of the Crucifixion darknesschosenot to include it in his examples. One problem with AD 30 being the crucifixion is that it does not allow enough time for Jesus ministry. One day it occurred to me that there were physical events that were extraordinary that WOULD most likely be preserved in historyand here are some very awesome references. 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. Thus, upon closer examination, theforce of the skeptics objection inevitably dissolves away into nothingness as we examine the works of other ancient writers who the skeptic would cite as asilentwitness for their case. The source from Jerome above is interesting in that it dates the unusual darkening of the sky by the Olympiad numbering system. 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? I will go into more detail about this process below. 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. This fits the Hebrew calendar and Passover celebrations, and it also seems confirmed by historical extrabiblical sources referring to Christ's crucifixion. 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. (Mark 15: 33), And it was almost the sixth hour; and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. However, such an explanation for the Crucifixion darkness is absurd because solar eclipses are counted in minutes, not hours. You can use a text widget to display text, links, images, HTML, or a combination of these. (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 . This is the first of the gospels, written some time between38 and 45 A.D. It is important to readThallus comments to completely understand the issue. The Romans, for example, are known to have have kept archives which included data on eclipses of the moon and sun. 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. In the Jewish calendar, the first month of a new year was called Nisan. 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. This year would be AD 29 from Roman historical sources. It cannot be denied that Pliny the Elder wrote on topics like eclipses of the sun. Bugnolan Conclave in surprise move, elects Bergoglio! It was recorded by a Pagan author who had no desire to promote Christianity yet he confirmed the Bible record! A solar eclipse supposedly occurred during a full moon. Some evidence suggests that Jesus was born in 2 BC and Herod died shortly after. And accurate. TheActs of the Apostlesrecords the very first public preaching of Peter and the Apostles, which took place less than eight weeks after the Crucifixion. And upon my servants indeed, and upon my handmaids will I pour out in those days of my spirit, and they shall prophesy. Your email address will not be published. (LogOut/ There are also complicated issues about various calendar systems in use at the time of Christ that create confusion. This would include the April 33 AD date I have used above for the crucifixion. Pontius Pilate (Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale House, 1968), p. 366. In order to make it, the skeptic must demonstrate that the other surviving ancient sources we do havecertainlywould have mentioned the darkness if it had happenedandthat there is no sufficient reason why these sources excluded it. There is much that can be brought into the discussion here about the Jewish calendar and Sabbath. Change). The New Testament records the three-hour darkness during Christs crucifixion (Matthew 27:45, Mark 15:33, Luke 23:4445). Moon phase and solar year events are shown on the day in Athens. I will address that below as well. 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. The term "Onah" or sometimes "Onath" is a loose way of referring to part of a day. 26:61, Matt. These events of that day, and others surrounding them, such as the Crucifixion darkness described in the gospels, were real. 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. The answer is a resounding yes.Whether the darkness was witnessed throughout the empire or only in regions around Jerusalem is not clear. 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)? These aspects of the problem are critical and it shows the Jewish mindset about the calendar and counting days was quite different than our modern mindset. "In the fourth year, however, of Olympiad 202, 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." The above said, the skeptics objection appears strongest when they allege thatPliny the Elder an ancient Roman writer who penned a natural historywould surely have have mentioned the Crucifixion darkness. Suffice it to say that the Jewish Sabbath was on Saturday and remember that the Jews considered a 24 hour day cycle to begin at sunset in the evening. It also gives a link to download Lightfoot's entire New Testament commentaries in four volumes as free PDF files. Felix Jacoby. Please note, I do not believe that this eclipse is connected with the crucifixion. And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. (Luke 23:44-45 ). The 12 Foundation Stones in New Jerusalem. He was, therefore, about 4 years old at the turn from BCE to CE. Then you can go through a process of elimination to to rule out all these years except AD 33. The skeptics objection is an argument from silencethat other writerswouldhave said something if the darkness had really happened. (LogOut/ 1996. p. 217. Unfortunately, no one of those three pairs, that is, recorded event vs. eclipse, is a perfect fit or a harmonious pair. Required fields are marked *. Jesus was thus the true final Passover Lamb and he died at the time the passover lambs was normally sacrificed. 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. And finally, if the crucifixion was on 3rd April AD 33 (Julian) then it is 490 years (70 . Sure, there is a degree of speculation as to whether this actually was an occurrence during the Crucifixion (I fully realize there a 10-year swing is 3650-ish days according to modern calendar, which means a .0274% chance that it was on the actual day), but here again is evidence that the transcription from ancient origins thatPhlegon relied on and passed to writers who referenced his collected materials is scientifically plausible. There are a variety of opinions on this question. To home he may gobut, it must be with his tail between his legs. Is there any evidence of global or regional darkness in 36CE? This eliminates most of the years in the range from AD 26 to 36, leaving primarily just AD 30 and AD 33 as candidates. Note that I am oversimplifying a number of calendar complications that are worked out in Humphrey's book. Tertullian, Apologeticus, Chapter 21, 19, Christian Evidence was created to enable Christians to defend their faith, and to open their eyes up to the overwhelming evidence for Christianity. The above said, we may venture still further in suggesting another reason for theseemingsilence. The Bible is a book that is a record of facts and not myths. Phlegon of Tralles was a first century secular Greek historian born not long after the Crucifixion. 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. We believe that the event referred to by Phlegon is the same event that is recorded in the New Testament. Note that the path of this eclipse was over present-day Russia. The audience was quieter now and gave the speakers the respectful hearing that they deserved. Phlegon's greatest work was the writing of a history book, called The Olympiades. I will follow the work of Cambridge professor Colin Humphreys based on his book, "The Mystery of the Last Supper," published in 2011 [1]. Many Christian scholars have come to question either the synoptic gospels or the gospel of John because of the difficulties of resolving questions about exactly when Jesus was crucified. A secondline of argument for the crucifixion date comes from historical testimony and the weight of opinion of Christian scholars through history. On this day, Christians recall especially that part of the Creed in which we affirm of Jesus Christ: for our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered, died and was buried. These things we affirm to be historical facts. Martinus Nijhoff. Only one earthquake in this span of years came up in the results, in 33 AD The database showed two published geological sources regarding this earthquake. [CDATA[*/ var d = new Date(); var n = d.getFullYear(); document.getElementById('getYear').innerHTML = n; /*]]>*/ Christian Evidence. Other works ascribed to Phlegon in the Suda are a description of Sicily, a work on the Roman festivals in three books, and a topography of Rome: Origen of Alexandria (182-254 AD), in Against Celsus (Book II, Chap. In light of themassobservation and notoriety of a three hour darkness, it would not have made any sense for the Apostlesin preaching or writing about the truth of Christ to believers and nonbelievers aliketo have mentioned this darkness if it had notreallyhappened. It has only been referenced in Christian apologist books hundreds of years later. It corresponds approximately to April in our modern Gregorian calendar. AD 33 is a generally accepted year of His crucifixion. Seeing as Phlegon was born approximately in the second century, it is extremely unlikely he spoke with an eyewitness of either eclipse. On the whole world there pressed a most fearful darkness; and the rocks were rent by an earthquake, and many places in Judea and other districts were thrown down. It is believed to be an 8.2-magnitude earthquake. The San Andreas fault is 800 miles long, running along the California coast; Israel and Turkey sit onyou guess ita major fault line! When they could see the new crescent Moon in the evening (only visible for a short time in the early evening) they would send runners to announce that the new month had begun. 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). What constitutes good historical evidence? Thank You Father :). Properly working out the Jewish calendar shows this to work for AD 33 (see C. Humphreys). A few verses later in Matthew 27:51 it is recorded that there was an earthquake at the exact moment that Jesus died. Now let us consider how he might have categorized the Crucifixion darkness. On the Circumstances Connected with Our Saviours Passion and His Life-Giving Resurrection, The Wheels of the Formal Correction turn slowly, but grind exceedingly fine. 2004. Phlegon, born about A.D. 80, was a secular historian who lived in the second century. In the fourth year, however, of Olympiad 202, 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. Phlegons 13th book quoted in Jeromes translation of Eusebius Chronicle, 202 Olympad. The placement in time within the text is just too precise. . At New Moon, the Moon is positioned between the Sun and the Earth with the dark side of the Moon facing the Earth. A non-profit, 501(c)3 corporation. This is especially significant I think because no other significant earthquakes turned up in Israel for the entire range of years from 25 to 35 AD. 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. Steven OReilly is a graduate of the University of Dallas and the Georgia Institute of Technology. Euse-bius, in his records of the year A.D. , quotes at length from Phlegon, who says that, in the fourth year of the 202nd Olympiad, there was a great and remarkable eclipse of the sun, above any that had happened before. Why has it been so difficult to determine the exact date of Jesus' death and the dates of the last week of his life? The first of the two speakers stepped forward again. The Historical Jesus, pp. One of the strengths of Humphrey's book is the way it clarifies calendar issues and the way the Jews counted months, days, and nights. Thank you, Ive just been looking for information about this The 202nd Olympiad. Los Angeles is approximately 380 miles from San Francisco, by comparison. The gospel of Luke mentions that John the Baptist began his ministry in the 15th year of Ceasar Tiberius (Luke 3:1-3). On this basis the Fourth year of the 202nd Olympiad would commence in July A.D.32 and finish in June A.D.33. 196-7, College Press Publishing Company, 1996., 4 Tertullian, Apologeticus, Chapter 21, 19 cited in Bouw, G. D. (1998, Spring). The little known aspect of this is something that comes from a famous Jewish Rabbi from the first century, Rabbi Eleazar ben Azariah. (Jerome) [4]. Even with the loss of the original writing, if the transposition of the original to the copy were to be altered, there would be significant doubt as to when the event occurred, or if, it even occurred. He was athletically built and his firm, steady voice brought the audience to a hush. April 3 would be the Julian Calendar date; the same day on today's Gregorian calendar is April 1, 33 A.D. Julian dates are usually used by historians and Bible scholars for events in this time in history. He was dying as the newborn infant was being brought back from Egypt by his parents. 27:63, Mark 8:31, Mark 9:31, Mark 10:33-34, and John 2:19. . Though it is almost impossible to deny that this strange event truly happened, on the same day our Lord died on the Cross, I strived for years to find a natural astronomical explanation about it but in vain. Dont believe me? It is impossible to have the Moon block the Sun at Full Moon, which is when Passover took place. So how should we understand the statement about Jesus being dead three days and three nights? Die Fragmente der Griechischen Historiker. The evidence for Christ's resurrection is also historical evidence of a miracle. Unfortunately, Africanus does not quote Phlegon directly. In addition, he writes of an earthquake accompanying the darkness, which is specifically recorded in Matthews Gospel (Matthew 27:51): Secular Geologist, Jefferson Williams of Supersonic Geophysical, and colleagues Markus Schwab and Achim Brauer of the German Research Center for Geosciences, researched the Dead Sea and revealed that at least two major earthquakes occurred: A widespread earthquake in 31 B.C. (Julius Africanus, Chronography, 18.1) [4]. 2. Does this necessarily mean that Phlegon was referencing the seismic activity, if you dare to call it that, that occurred during the Crucifixion in the Gospel accounts? The audience began to show its disdain. The Bible is indeed confirmed by science, archaeology and history. So a 24 hour daily cycle was from sunset to sunset. . 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. Such is the difficulty of the argument from silence. April 13, 2017 (Steven OReilly) Good Friday approaches. Why would the Apostles allude to a darkness their hearers and readersknewdid not happen? An earthquake occurred in Bythinia . For example, the first year of Olympiad 140 began in the summer of 220 BC and lasted until the middle of . 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." The last known Olympic celebration was held in the year 261 CE ( Common Era, also known as "AD" from the Latin Anno Domini which means In the Year of the Lord in English). There was a great earthquake in Bithynia, and many things were overturned in Nicaea.'"1 Evidence from Africanus Tertullians statement certainly suggests he himself had seen the account of this world-portent. 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