The supporting facts strongly indicate that Quirinius was the governor of Syria, about 3 B.C. – 2 B.C., at the time of Christ’s birth. This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. Luke 2:2 (NASB) The report by Dr. Luke is affirmed by strong historical evidence. But the critics do not like the evidence.

This means the time of Christ’s birth most likely occurred about 3-2 B.C. The early Church father Tertullian provides some evidence that Quirinius did reign during the time of 3-2 B.C. 1 Josephus, in his book called The Antiquities of the Jews, section 17.89, supports Tertullian. 2

This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. And everyone was on his way to register for the census, each to his own city. Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, in order to register along ...

Historical Overview of the Pool of Siloam. The pool first appears in 2 Kings 20:20. The rest of the events of Hezekiah’s reign and all his accomplishments, including how he built a pool and conduit to bring water into the city, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah.

14. Herod reigned from 35 B.C. to 1 B.C. Quirinius reigned on 3-2 B.C. and A.D. 6-9. If we put this all together, we conclude that Jesus was born about 3-2 B.C. Th ere is a full, detailed discussion about the date of Jesus birth in the Daniel study titled, “Messiah Is …

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the Great were reigning and when Quirinius was governor of Syria, then the only time the reigns of all three overlap is in the years 3 and 2 B.C. If we study the early Church fathers, Dionysius, Eusebius, Hippolytus, Irenaeus Josephus, Julius Africanus, and Origen and others, all state that Jesus was born in the years 3-2 B.C.

Herod reigned from 35 B.C. to 1 B.C. Quirinius reigned on 3-2 B.C. and A.D. 6-9. If we put this all together, we conclude that Jesus was born about 3-2 B.C. There is a full, detailed discussion about the date of Jesus birth in the Daniel study titled, “Prophecy of Daniel’s Seventy Weeks.”

Verse 2 gives us the next date marker. The next date marker is that the census was taken during the reign of the governor Quirinius. Now what is important about Quirinius is that the dates of his governorship help us better understand when Jesus was actually born. Now there is some confusion about the time Quirinius reigned as governor.

Aug 22, 2004 · egan also strongly indicates that the governor Quirinius of Luke 2:2 reigned in 3-2 B.C.6 Wieseler provides supporting evidence that Publius Sulpicius Quirinius was the rector or acting governor over Syria from about 4 B.C. to 1 B.C.7 If we look at the reigns of other kings, governors, and the