There has always been some debate amoung the churches as to the lenght of the ministry, but on what evidence in the NT is it all based?
How long was Jesus' ministry, and how do we know?
by Bart Belteshassur 2 Replies latest jw friends
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Giordano
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Jesus
In the Christian gospels, the ministry of Jesus begins with his baptism in the countryside of Roman Judea
and Transjordan, near the river
Jordan, and ends in Jerusalem, following the Last Supper with his disciples. [ 1 ] The Gospel of Luke (3:23)
states that Jesus was "about 30 years of age" at the start of his ministry. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] A chronology of
Jesus typically has the date of the start of his ministry estimated at
around 27-29 AD/CE and the end in the range 30-36 AD/CE. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] -
Bart Belteshassur
This is all a bit vague. Luke 3:23 states "about year 30" and also defines the about as the year before, making it 29CE. It is also the case that Luke apears to date Jesus' birth to 6CE, and Matthew to pre 6BCE about 30 years old does not make any sense. After all Luke claims the gospel to be accurate.
John's goseple seems to indicate a period of over 2 years, however the other gosples could be seen as 6 months. I am still confussed.