Emperor living at the time of the New Testament

Tiberius

Luke 3:1; 20:22–25; John 19:12

Augustus's stepson, sharing his power from AD 12 and sole emperor from AD 14. He is the Caesar of the Gospels: Luke dates the start of John the Baptist's preaching to the 15th year of his reign (Luke 3:1), and the denarius Jesus asked to see probably bore his image (Luke 20:24). Ussher counts that 15th year from the shared rule of AD 12, giving AD 26; counted from AD 14 it would be AD 28/29. He died in March AD 37.

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