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Astronomers 'pinpoint time and date of crucifixion and resurrection' (Ananova, 8th May 2003)

Liviu Mircea and Tiberiu Oproiu claim to have pinpointed the exact time and date of Christ's crucifixion and resurrection.

The pair, from the Astronomic Observatory Institute in Cluj, Romania, say Jesus died at 3pm on Friday, April 3, 33 AD, and rose again at 4am on
Sunday, April 5.

They used a computer programme to check biblical references against historical astronomical data.

It has the added benefit of making the dating of our calendar pretty accurate too. [Originally posted: May 8, 2003] Posted by Orrin Judd at April 7, 2007 11:07 PM