Below is a possible sequence of events between the passover in Jerusalem 30AD, and the second passover a month later
April 2nd | Passover Eve (14th Day of Moon) in Jerusalem. |
April 3rd-4th | Spends some extra days in Judaea with his disciples who were baptizing converts. At this time John the Baptist had not yet been arrested, but it happened shortly |
April 5th-6th | Two days in Samaria. |
April 7th | Cana and miracle of nobleman's son. |
April 8th | Sabbath Day. Capernaum. Preaches in the synagogue and casts out an evil spirit from one of the congregation. Later at Peter's house, heals Peter's mother-in-law. Huge numbers gather, and there are many healings and deliverances. |
During the next two weeks | Jesus travels through Galilee region. Next, back in Capernaum, Jesus heals a paralytic man let down through the roof of a crowded house. Calls Levi (Matthew) a tax collector to be his disciple. Matthew invites many of his associates over. Mark 2, |
April 15th | Second Sabbath following the Passover and issue of disciples plucking corn. |
April 22nd | Heals the man with the withered hand on the Sabbath Day. The Scribes and Pharisees declare this to be "working on the Sabbath", and their anger increases. But the people press to touch him and it is followed that day by Jesus preaching from Peter's boat to avoid their crush. After the miracle of the fish catch, the call to Peter and Andrew James and John that they would be made evangelists from then on. |
April 23rd | Spends night in prayer. Appoints the 12 disciples. Huge crowd gathers at the mountain. Sermon on the Mount (mostly to just these disciples). Declared to be mad by his friends, working with the devil by the Pharisees, and his worried family come to see him at the house he is in. Next, a centurion requests healing for his servant. |
April 24th | Following day, with many disciples and others, raises widow's son at Nain, outside Nazareth. |
Goes to Jerusalem for a feast perhaps in regard to this coming passover. John 5 | |
At this time | While he is healing many people, John sends two disciples from his prison to ask Jesus if he is the one. |
April 29th | Now in Jerusalem. Sabbath. Heals lame man at pool at Bethesda. John 5 |
May 1st | Second Passover Eve is at hand. Jesus back in Galilee hears that John has been executed. Jesus's disciples also return to him with much excitement. Takes a ship to a remote spot near Bethsaida. That evening he feeds the 5000 who have followed him. That night in the boat, the miracle of Jesus walking on the water. The following day he preaches the message to all the crowd who have followed him in their boats, of being the Bread of Life. The parable is too hard for the people, and many of the crowd now leave him. John 6, Matthew 14, |