▁events , ▁and ▁assume ▁that ▁approximate ▁ranges ▁for ▁these ▁events ▁can ▁be ▁estimated . ▁ ▁Using ▁these ▁methods , ▁most ▁sch ol ars ▁assume ▁a ▁date ▁of ▁birth ▁between ▁ 6 ▁and ▁ 4   BC , ▁and ▁that ▁Jesus ' ▁pre aching ▁began ▁around ▁AD   2 7 – 2 9 ▁and ▁last ed ▁one ▁to ▁three ▁years . ▁They ▁calculate ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Jesus ▁as ▁having ▁taken ▁place ▁between ▁AD   3 0 ▁and ▁ 3 6 . ▁ ▁Year ▁of ▁Jesus ' ▁birth ▁▁ ▁The ▁date ▁of ▁birth ▁of ▁Jesus ▁of ▁Naz are th ▁is ▁not ▁stated ▁in ▁the ▁g osp els ▁or ▁in ▁any ▁sec ular ▁text , ▁but ▁most ▁sch ol ars ▁assume ▁a ▁date ▁of ▁birth ▁between ▁ 6 ▁BC ▁and ▁ 4 ▁BC . ▁Two ▁main ▁methods ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁to ▁estimate ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁Jesus : ▁one ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁accounts ▁of ▁his ▁birth ▁in ▁the ▁g osp els ▁with ▁reference ▁to ▁King ▁Her od ' s ▁reign , ▁and ▁another ▁based ▁on ▁subtract ing ▁his ▁stated ▁age ▁of ▁" about ▁ 3 0 ▁years " ▁from ▁the ▁time ▁when ▁he ▁began ▁pre aching ▁( Lu ke ▁ 3 : 2 3 ) ▁in ▁" the ▁fif teenth ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁T iber ius ▁Ca esar " ▁( Lu ke ▁ 3 : 1 - 2 ): ▁the ▁two ▁methods ▁indicate ▁a ▁date ▁of ▁birth ▁before ▁Her od ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 4 ▁BC , ▁and ▁a ▁date ▁of