Milestone Dates in Jesus Life
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Salient Aspects
1. Most of his life was spent as a carpenter in northern Israel Jesus taught publicly for three years.
2. Jesus made radical claims and attracted a following of thousands.
3. Jesus was killed at the request of Jewish religious leaders charging Jesus with "blasphemy" or claiming to be God.
4. Jesus' followers reported and recorded his live appearances throughout forty days after his execution.
Date Event/Stage (Location)
6 BC Birth (recent historians push back date to coincide with simultaneous historical events) (Israel: Bethlehem)
6-4 BC Infancy (Egypt)
4 BC-26 AD Youth (Israel: Nazareth)
27 AD Beginning of Jesus' public ministry (Israel: Jordan/Jericho/Samaria)
27 AD Rejection by his own people in Nazareth (Israel: Nazareth)
27-29 AD Ministry in Galilee (Israel: Capernaum, Sea of Galilee)
29 AD Ministry in Judea /Jerusalem (Israel: Judea, Jerusalem)
29 AD-winter Ministry in Perea (Jordan: Perea)
30 AD Back to Judea/Jerusalem (Israel: Judea, Jerusalem)
April 30 AD Final Week in Jerusalem (Trial/Arrest/Execution) (Israel: Judea, Jerusalem)
Apr-May 30 AD Reported Return from the Dead and Final Appearances (Israel: Judea (South), Galilee (North))
Words as stated by Jesus
"My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; and they shall never perish; and no one shall snatch them out of My hand." ( John 10:27)
"He who has My commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves Me; and he who loves Me shall be loved by My Father, and I will love him, and will disclose Myself to him." ( John 14:21)
If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him, and make Our abode (home) with him." ( John 14:23)
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life." ( John 3:16)
"Just as the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you; abide in My love." ( John 3:9)