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To: redleghunter

“After the banishment of the ethnarch Herod Archelaus in 6 AD, Iudaea (the conglomeration of Samaria, Judea and Idumea) came under direct Roman administration with Coponius as prefect; at the same time Quirinius was appointed Legate of Syria, with instructions to assess Iudea Province for taxation purposes.[8] One of his first duties was to carry out a census as part of this.[9]

The Jews already hated their pagan conquerors, and censuses were forbidden under Jewish law. The assessment was greatly resented by the Jews, and open revolt was prevented only by the efforts of the high priest Joazar.[10] As it was, the census did trigger the revolt of Judas of Galilee and the formation of the party of the Zealots, according to Josephus.[11]

The Gospel of Luke links the birth of Jesus to the census of 6CE. Most modern historians consider Luke’s account mistaken, since he also seems to locate the birth during the reign of Herod the Great, who died a decade earlier”

Wikipedia article on Quirinius.

So here you go? Was Luke lying about birth during the reign of Herod the Great, or during the census of Quirinius? Or was Jesus born 10 years old?

See when a source asserts things that are impossible, then their testimony on other things that are unknown must be disregarded, once they are a proven fabulist.


685 posted on 12/11/2013 1:46:34 PM PST by donmeaker
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To: donmeaker; GarySpFc
So here you go? Was Luke lying about birth during the reign of Herod the Great, or during the census of Quirinius? Or was Jesus born 10 years old? See when a source asserts things that are impossible, then their testimony on other things that are unknown must be disregarded, once they are a proven fabulist.

Luke 2:

Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth. 2 This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 And everyone was on his way to register for the census, each to his own city.(NASB)

Take a further examination of the time and the various multiple census decrees. Also the personage of Quirinius and his transient nature during those census decrees.

688 posted on 12/11/2013 2:35:32 PM PST by redleghunter
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