For nearly fifty years, major branches of God’s church have taught that Jesus was crucified on Wednesday, April 25, 31 AD. However, the Hebrew Calendar places Nisan 14 of 31 AD on Monday, March 26. This date is historically accurate and has never been questioned by the Jews. The true date of Jesus’ crucifixion was Wednesday, April 5, 30 AD.

The teaching that a Wednesday Passover occurred in 31 AD was introduced into the churches of God in the 1970’s by Dr. Herman Hoeh. At that time, a parallelism was believed to exist between the beginning of the apostolic church in the year of the crucifixion (presumably 31 AD) and the founding of the Radio Church of God (1931).
The one hundred 19-year cycles (1900 years) from the founding of the New Testament church to the founding of the Radio Church of God suggested to the church’s membership that this event was timed by God.

The doctrine of a 31 AD crucifixion was further reinforced by the writings of church scholars who unfortunately had limited sources for researching the subject. Much more historical data is available today than in the earlier years of the church, enabling us to accurately determine the date of Jesus’ crucifixion. In fact, this paper demonstrates beyond all doubt that the crucifixion of Jesus did not take place in 31 AD.