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Tiberius

Government & Society • New Testament
Tiberius Claudius Nero was the second Roman emperor, ruling from A.D. 14 to 37. Jesus’ public ministry, death, and resurrection occurred during his reign.
Biblical Usage
Jesus’ public ministry, death, and resurrection occurred during Tiberius’s reign. John the Baptist began his ministry in the fifteenth year of that reign.
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