Diego likes to push the 30 AD theory because he is doctrinally predisposed to reject a Sunday resurrection. There are serious problems chronologically with his AD 30 besides the fact that his proposed Sabbath sequence conflicts with the gospel narrative. There are other data points here that help us confirm the year.
First Luke 3:13 tells us that John the Baptist, Jesus forerunner, began his ministry in the 15th year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar. Both Roman historians Tacitus (Annales 4 §4) and Suetonius (Tiberius 73) date the beginning of Tiberiuss reign at A.D. 14 (the precise date is August 19, the day of Emperor Augustuss death). Hence the 15th year of Tiberiuss reign, counting from August 19, A.D. 14, brings us to A.D. 29 (14 + 15 = 29). Lukes account also indicates that John, who was older, had been preaching for a while before Jesus was baptized. Note that AD 29 is only one year away from AD 30. Diego only allows 1 year for Jesus ministry, which is far too short of a period to account for the gospel account
The Apostle John lists 3 passovers - (2:13, 23); (6:4); and (11:55; 12:1). It is possible that there was a fourth that might be inferred from Mt 12:1 - but that could be another feast as well. This adds up to a length of about 3 ½ years for Jesus ministry - placing His crucifixion in AD33. Once again, Diegos numbers dont match the scriptural account.
Finally, in 33 CE the full moon occurred on Friday, Nisan 14th. That makes the Passover a double sabbath since it coincides with the weekly sabbath. John in 20:31 writes ¶ The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
The chronology from the gospels is very straight forward from there on. Jesus died at the time the Passover lambs were being killed and was buried before the start of the High Sabbath (before 6 PM Friday). The guard was placed at the tomb some time Saturday. And the women came to the tomb at dawn (the day after the sabbaths - a reference to the double sabbath celebrated Friday night - Sat night and at dawn the angel removed the stone. Much more can be said of this sequence, but the simple facts point to 33 CE as the year of Jesus death. -
1. Only 33 AD meets the clear time line for the ministry documented in the gospels 2. It has the passover coinciding with the weekly sabbath, matching the gospel narrative.
Diego may claim simple biblical truths, but he ignores simple biblical truths to come up with his mythological sequence.
The “CE 30” elitists are becoming rather smug.