Sunday, June 14, 2009
On the Jubilee Year following Christ' 'Passion'
The Jubilee Year is a bit longer than a normal year. It starts with the blowing of the shofar and the public announcement of the Jubilee on the Day of Atonement of Year 49, and runs through the rest of Year 49 and all of Year 50. The freeing of captives and restoration of land is announced in Year 49 on the Day of Atonement (in this case 36 A.D.). I think it takes effect in the first month of Year 50, which in this case would be the time of the Passover in 37 A.D. This is EXACTLY the date you have been arguing for.
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