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Charles E. Caspari structures his examination of Christ’s life by exploring the time units of Jesus’ day, such as the Jewish week and the yearly feast schedule. In addition to recounting the biblical narrative, he delves into the geography of Judea, allowing the reader to gain a locational understanding of the setting in which these events took place.

the 15th Nisan, is to be determined by means of this table. We shall later show that the year of the death of Jesus is the 30th of the Dionysian era, A.D. 30, and that the crucifixion took place on the 14th Nisan, at the preparation for the Passover. We take thus this year 30 as an example. The conjunction took place Wednesday, 22d March, at about 8 h. 8 m. in the evening. At 6 P.M. on this 22d March the Jewish fifth day of the week (Thursday) had begun; but this could not possibly be the 1st Nisan,
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