How long Jesus lived

edited December 1969 in Random Issues
i know that he lived 33 years but in my history class yesterday our teacher said that jesus was born 6 BCE and died 30 CE.

which one is right?

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  • By Ecclesiastical account it is 33 and 1/3 years.

    By the calenday d'jour it is from 2 BC, 3 BC, 4BC, etc.

    No one can give an exact reckoning.

    What we do know is that He did not die of old age.
  • [quote author=ilovesaintmark link=topic=12465.msg146114#msg146114 date=1318614105]
    What we do know is that He did not die of old age.


    ✞Amen✞
  • + Irini nem ehmot,

    The most common time scholars date the birth of Christ is 4 BCE and they date His death around 30 CE.
  • thanks for the replies.

    for future reference where in the bible does it say that jesus lived 33 years?
  • + Irini nem ehmot,

    [quote author=Crazy4Christ1 link=topic=12465.msg146139#msg146139 date=1318651635]
    thanks for the replies.

    for future reference where in the bible does it say that jesus lived 33 years?


    Nowhere explicitly. Rather, you can determine it from reading the Gospels. According to St. Luke, Christ did not begin His ministry until He was 30. From St. John's Gospel we see that He celebrated Passover 3 times (or 3 years). That's where we get 33 years.
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