Christian Texts and History • Re: What if the Gospel chronology points to 36 CE as the year of the crucifixion?

First time in electronic version. Based on a paper read in 1983 (reflecting my research of the late 1970s) and published in 1989, it is still in demand, judging from the considerable number of enquiries. It argues that a slightly later date for the crucifixion of Jesus, not only places the event in its natural historical background, but also suggests a slightly earlier date for his birth. While some revision of some issues would now be necessary, the central theory still stands. A much discussed paper in the intervening years, it appeared in the celebrated festschrift for Jack Finegan, since then a handbook of New Testament chronology.