Seven Steps to Bethlehem

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION	i
AUTHOR’S NOTE (Included in the Introduction)	v

STEP ONE

Chapter	Title	Page
1	“Good Friday”, or was it “Good Wednesday” or “Good Thursday”?	1
2	The Chronology of the Passover.	3
3	The Preparation Day	7
4	The Date of the Last Supper.	9
5	“Good Friday” & “Easter Sunday” in the Patristic Writings.	13
6	Of Saturdays and Sundays	15
7	Calendars and consequences	19
8	The “Olympiads” of Phlegon	23
9	Crucifixion Day – the final analysis	28

STEP TWO

10	The Fifteenth Year of Tiberius Cæsar.	31
11	“About Thirty Years of Age.”	34
12	The Nativity Date - the Gordian Knot.	36

STEP THREE

13

The Governorships of Quirinius

39

STEP FOUR

14	The Lunar Eclipse of Herod.	45
15	Historical Conditions.	48
16	The Megillath Ta’anith.	50
17	The Years of Herod’s Reign.	52
18	The Paradox of the 27 years	57

STEP FIVE

19

The Climate of the Judæan Hills.

60

STEP SIX.

20

The Course of Abijah.

65

STEP SEVEN

21	The Wise Men and the Star.	70
22	More about “His Star.”	77
23	The Second Appearance of the Star.	81
24	Gathering the Threads Together.	85
Bibliography		92

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