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Atreides
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| Posted 9/16/2001 6:22 PM (GMT -6) |   | I'm not sure this topic fits within this forum, but it's the closest I could find.
I was skimming Letters from a Skeptic today and I came upon the following from Corr. 13:
(I)t used to be held by some that Luke's account of the birth of Jesus was fabricated. He says that an empire-wide census was being taken during the reign of Caesar Augustus, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. Mary and Joseph had to go to Bethlehem where Joseph was to register, when Jesus was born. But we know from other ancient sources (e.g., Josephus) that Qurinius was governor beginning in A.D. 6, and there was no evidence for a census like this ever being taken. So, it was assumed, Luke must be in error. We now know, however, that censuses like the kind Luke mentioned were frequent, and Qurinius' reign in A.D. 6 was his second reign.
(emphasis mine)
In my own studies, I have never seen this claim before, and as there is no bibliography in Letters..., there are no sources to check.
Can anyone point me to further information on these topics? Thanks in advance for your help.
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GregBoyd
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| Posted 9/24/2001 6:13 PM (GMT -6) | | Welcome to the site Atreides. I don't off hand recall where I got the information, but I think I first came across years ago in a book by F.F. Bruce (I forget the title -- its a thin book, a classic, ughhh... I'll look it up and get back to you.). In any case, to the best of my knowledge, the point isn't disputed any longer.
Greg
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trosie
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| Posted 9/24/2001 6:20 PM (GMT -6) | | This topic brings up an idea and request(?) I have. I am totally bummed that I am not going to be able to take part in the discussion class being offered at Woodland Hills Church on the book Letters to a Skeptic would it be possible to get updates on key points that are discussed in the class...?
What do ya think  Doable or not? Yea or nay?
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