Luke, whose writing seems to take care to mention certain historical benchmarks, also situates Jesus’ birth shortly after a census decree from Rome, “when Quirinius was governor of Syria” (2:1-2).
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The Christmas narrative has horrific relevance for the world todayEach time I followed the reading of Luke chapter 2, the word ‘Syria’ jumped off the page for me: This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria (Luke 2:2).
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