The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ 

coincided with a Friday, in agreement with the Gospels. Therefore, the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus 

Christ occurred in the year 

A.D.

 19. 

Final Comments 

    Above are two different lines of reasoning, both of which point to the year 

A.D.

 19 as the year when Jesus 

Christ died for us. The first line of reasoning is based, to a large extent, on the words of Blessed Anne 

Catherine Emmerich, and leads to the conclusion that Jesus Christ died in a year when Nisan 14  coincided 

with a Friday and with April 7, and that the Crucifixion occurred 33 years after the Incarnation. The second 

line of reasoning does not depend at all on the writings of Blessed Anne Catherine. This second argument 

depends on a new chronology for the reigns of the Roman emperors, which establishes 

A.D.

 15 as the 15th 

year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar (cf. Lk 3:1). This second argument has substantial historical evidence 

supporting a revised chronology of the Roman emperors. Each of these two lines of reasoning can stand on its 

own without the other. And each reaches the same conclusion:  the Crucifixion of Christ occurred in 

A.D.

 19. 

    Similarly, the year for the Birth of Jesus Christ can be also established by the writings of Blessed Anne 

Catherine Emmerich, and, separately, by this revised chronology for the reign of Roman rulers. In both lines 

of reasoning, the words of Sacred Scripture are essential to a proper understanding of the dates of important 

events in the lives of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary. And both of these arguments conclude that the Birth of 

Jesus Christ occurred in 15 

B.C.

 (see chapter 4). 

    Many other dates for important events in the lives of Jesus and Mary are presented in this book. These dates 

are based in large part on the conclusion that Jesus was born in 15 

B.C.

 and died in 

A.D.

 19. But the dates for 

these other events also give additional support to the dates for the Birth and Crucifixion of Jesus, because all 

these dates fit together in a seamless whole. The date for the Immaculate Conception fits the chronology of the 

rebuilding of the Temple and the date for the beginning of Jesus' Ministry. The dates for the 3 days that Jesus 

was lost and found in the Temple (at age 12) are in harmony with the dates for His Birth and His Crucifixion. 

This new chronology for the lives of Jesus and Mary is all the more compelling because the various dates all 

make sense in relation to one another. 

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