Jesus of Nazareth (crucifixion in Jerusalem)
c. c. 30 – c. 33
Place: jerusalem
31.778, 35.230 · On the map
Crucifixion under Pilate is reported by the Gospels, Paul, Josephus (Ant. 18.63–64, partly interpolated) and Tacitus (Annals 15.44). Interpretations of it are what divide the traditions later in this chain.
The chain's starting point: a Galilean Jewish teacher executed under Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem around 30–33 CE. Every later dispute in this chain — over his nature, his mother, and the reality of his death — goes back to how his followers and opponents remembered these events.
People named here
- Jesus of Nazareth
- Mary
- Pontius Pilate
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Paul goes to 'Arabia' after his conversion
Paul's conversion led to his stay in 'Arabia' (Gal 1:17).
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Sequence
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James the Just and the Jerusalem church
After Jesus' death, James led the Jerusalem community.
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Report and reading
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Docetism: Christ only 'seemed' to suffer
Docetists denied that Christ truly suffered on the cross.
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Context
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Dome of the Rock inscriptions (691/2)
The chain closes in Jerusalem: the Qur'anic Jesus is proclaimed in mosaic about 660 years after the crucifixion.
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Sources
- Wikipedia: Crucifixion of Jesus
Wikipedia contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0). Accessed 2026-11-11.
- Wikipedia: Historicity of Jesus
Wikipedia contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0). Accessed 2026-11-11.
- Josephus, Antiquities 20 (Whiston trans., PD)
Penelope, Univ. of Chicago. Accessed 2026-11-11.