decree_anchor,decree_year_display,decree_year_bc,plus_483_years_display,plus_483_years_signed,falls_in_messianic_window,note,source
Cyrus decree,538 BC,538,55 BC,-55,no,Too early; lands before Jesus,Hoehner 1977
Darius decree,520 BC,520,37 BC,-37,no,Too early,Hoehner 1977
Artaxerxes decree (Ezra 7),457 BC,457,27 AD,27,yes,Lands at Jesus public ministry begin,Hoehner 1977
Nehemiah decree (Nehemiah 2),444 BC,444,40 AD,40,yes,Lands within a decade of crucifixion,Hoehner 1977
Temple destruction (window closes),70 AD,,70 AD,70,boundary,Genealogical records destroyed; priestly/tribal structures end; Daniel 9 window cannot reopen,Josephus JW 6