Year of Release 29 AD

High Level 2

Fact

29 AD was a sabbatical Year of Release

Evidence

• Luke 4:18-19 - Jesus declares 'the year of the Lord's favor' (Year of Release)

• Jesus says 'Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing'

• The Year of Release occurs every 7th year

• Sabbatical cycle began at Jordan Crossing (1406 BC)

• Josephus documents a sabbatical year in 35 BC

• Counting forward: the cycle lands on 29 AD

• This places Jesus' declaration on Day of Atonement 29 AD

Read in Context

• The Year of the Lord's Favor

  "The Day of the Lord's favor is declared at the end of every 7th year..."

Depends On

The Year of Release (sabbatical year) provides a fixed calendar constraint. Jesus could only lawfully declare "the year of the Lord's favor" during an actual sabbatical year.