Gospel history messages

SOME OF THE MESSAGES OF THE GOSPELS

 IN THE LIGHT OF HISTORY

 THE ROMAN CENSUS AND THE BOARD QUIRINIA IN SYRIA

No other gospel text does not cause as much controversy as the message Luke about the census of Caesar Augustus during the reign of Syria quirinia, the time by which it is dated the birth of Jesus,

but the primary source on the history of the Jews of that period the works Josephus, the census in Judea was made in 6 ad, after its inclusion in the Roman Empire and the Viceroyalty Sulpice KVI-

rinia in Syria dates from 6-12 ad (antiquities of the Jews, XVIII 1.1;2.1). All this is not consistent with the indication of the evangelists that Jesus was born during the reign of Herod the Great, that is before 4 BC (Matthew 2:1; LK 1:5). 

To overcome this problem, historians have suggested that something similar census was conducted in Judea until 6 ad, and even during the week. - MENA of Herod the Great. Seen that Luke presents this as the census "the first to the Board of quirinia" (2:2), from which we can conclude that the Evangelist was aware of other census in Syria and Palestine, occurring later. Regarding quirinia it is assumed that he was the chief of Syria before the Josephus of the period. In defense of this view contains a series of papers that are published in the book: Lopukhin A. P. story in the Bible in the light of the latest researches and discoveries. In The New Testament.

Table Claudia

Discovered in 1527 near Lyon two bronze tables, keep- Las Latin inscription, which is an excerpt from the speech of the Emperor Claudius before the Senate, delivered in 48 BC. e. About this question according to WSS "Annals" of Tacitus (XI 24). The census referred to in the inscription,

is comparable to the message of Luke "about the decree of Caesar Augustus to do a census of all the earth."

The Byzantine lexicon Suda (UD)

Peren  and s .Augustus Caesar becoming autocrat the Emperor, chose twenty men, distinguished for his honesty and ability, and sent them throughout the land, subordinate to his authority, for the work of the census of persons and estates, according to the levy taxes that are meant to do in pub-

governmental coffers. This was the first census. The census that took place before, was a kind of robbery of the rich, as the state looked on wealth as a social crime. When Augustus Caesar wanted

learn how great was the number of inhabitants in the Roman Empire, he tell facilities to produce the personal census. The number of all subjects of the Roman Empire. He reached 4 101 017 people.

The inscription from Tivoli

In the first century ad (Stone), found in 1764 near Rome, in Tivoli.

The Tibur, is partially preserved Latin inscription (CIL 3613). As is clear from the text, a person who dedicated the inscription, under the Emperor Caesar August was twice held the position of proconsul

Syria. The name itself was not preserved, but perhaps it is none other than Publius Sulpice Quirini, although against such an identification has its objections. In the reconstruction of  T. Mommsen alleged test in square brackets. [P. Sulpicius Quirinius, the local son of Publius, Consul, as Pro-

the Consul ruled the province of Crete and Cyrenaica... Legate propretor Divine Aug province of Syria and Phoenicia, he waged war against the people of hamonado,] who [killed Amyntas, his king. At the occasion of the conquest of this people [of power and the power of the Divine] Augustus and the Roman people, the Senate [identified to the immortal gods] two supplications for success, [it has achieved, and he decided] to paces years of triumph. [He has obtained] the proconsul of province of Asia [and as Legat proprietor] the Divine August, the second time the province of Syria and Phoenicia.