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 ===The timing of Jesus' death===
+All four of the Gospels state that Jesus was crucified during the rule of Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea.  The Last Supper took place on the first night of Passover, defined in the Torah as occurring after the daylight of the 14 of Nisan.
+Jesus entered Jerusalem on Nisan 10 and was crucified and died at 3:00 in the afternoon of Nisan 14, at the same time the High Priest would have sacrificed the lamb, and rose before dawn the morning of Nisan 16.  Judaism reckons the beginning of each day at sunset, not at midnight as is common in Western reckoning.
+Passover is a spring festival, and falls on the full moon day just after the first day of spring (the vernal equinox).
 ===The timing of Jesus' birth===
+Only two of the Gospels deal with the birth of Jesus (Matthew and Luke) and neither of them mention a date, time of year or the season for the birth of Jesus.
+Scholars have presented arguments regarding the unlikelihood of shepherds grazing their flock during the winter challenging a winter birth for Jesus, as well as defending it by relying on the mildness of winters in ancient Israel and rabbinic rules regarding sheep near Bethlehem before February.
+As a result, there is no way of determining the time of year that Jesus was born.
 ==Quotes of William Branham==