▁and ▁), ▁Hence ▁John ▁places ▁the ▁cru c if ix ion ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁N isan . ▁Like wise ▁the ▁Apost le ▁Paul , ▁in ▁his ▁First ▁Ep ist le ▁to ▁the ▁Cor inth ians , ▁implies ▁Jesus ▁died ▁on ▁a ▁ 1 4 ▁N isan ▁(" s ac r ific ed ▁as ▁a ▁Pass over ▁l amb ", ▁), ▁and ▁was ▁res ur rect ed ▁on ▁the ▁Jewish ▁festival ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁f ruits , ▁i . e . ▁on ▁a ▁ 1 6 ▁N isan ▁( ). ▁The ▁correct ▁interpretation ▁of ▁the ▁Syn opt ics ▁is ▁less ▁clear . ▁Thus ▁some ▁sch ol ars ▁believe ▁that ▁all ▁ 4 ▁G osp els ▁place ▁the ▁cru c if ix ion ▁on ▁Friday , ▁ 1 4 ▁N isan , ▁others ▁believe ▁that ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Syn opt ics ▁it ▁occurred ▁on ▁Friday , ▁ 1 5 ▁N isan . ▁The ▁problem ▁that ▁then ▁has ▁to ▁be ▁solved ▁is ▁that ▁of ▁determ ining ▁in ▁which ▁of ▁the ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Pont ius ▁Pil ate ▁( AD ▁ 2 6 – 3 6 ) ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁and ▁ 1 5 th ▁N isan ▁fell ▁on ▁a ▁Friday . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁paper ▁published ▁post hum ously ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 3 , ▁Isaac ▁Newton ▁considered ▁only ▁the ▁range ▁AD   3 1 – 3 6 ▁and ▁calculated ▁that ▁the ▁Friday ▁requirement ▁is ▁met ▁only ▁on ▁Friday ▁ 3 ▁April ▁AD   3 3 , ▁and ▁ 2