6 ▁as ▁an ▁upper ▁bound ▁to ▁the ▁cru c if ix ion . ▁Thus , ▁sch ol ars ▁generally ▁agree ▁that ▁Jesus ▁was ▁cru c ified ▁between ▁AD   3 0 ▁and ▁AD   3 6 . ▁Isaac ▁Newton ' s ▁astronom ical ▁method ▁calcul ates ▁those ▁ancient ▁Pass o vers ▁( always ▁defined ▁by ▁a ▁full ▁moon ) ▁which ▁are ▁preced ed ▁by ▁a ▁Friday , ▁as ▁specified ▁by ▁all ▁four ▁G osp els ; ▁this ▁leaves ▁two ▁potential ▁cru c if ix ion ▁dates , ▁ 7 ▁April ▁AD ▁ 3 0 ▁and ▁ 3 ▁April ▁AD ▁ 3 3 . ▁In ▁the ▁lun ar ▁eclipse ▁method , ▁the ▁Apost le ▁Peter ' s ▁statement ▁that ▁the ▁moon ▁turned ▁to ▁blood ▁at ▁the ▁cru c if ix ion ▁( Act s ▁of ▁the ▁Apost les ▁ 2 : 1 4 – 2 1 ) ▁is ▁taken ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁lun ar ▁eclipse ▁of ▁ 3 ▁April ▁AD ▁ 3 3 ; ▁although ▁astronom ers ▁are ▁discuss ing ▁whether ▁the ▁eclipse ▁was ▁visible ▁as ▁far ▁west ▁as ▁Jerusalem . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁astronom ical ▁research ▁uses ▁the ▁contrast ▁between ▁the ▁syn opt ic ▁date ▁of ▁Jesus ' ▁last ▁Pass over ▁on ▁the ▁one ▁hand ▁with ▁John ' s ▁date ▁of ▁the ▁subsequent ▁" J ew ish ▁Pass over " ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁to ▁propose ▁Jesus ' ▁Last ▁Su pper ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁on ▁Wed nes day , ▁ 1 ▁April ▁AD ▁ 3 3 ▁and ▁the ▁cru c if