Posted on 12/03/2007 12:59:38 PM PST by MeanWestTexan
Thank you for posting-— French fries and donuts will be very easy :)
Somewhere archaeologists will find some reference to the census of Caesar and when it was given. Then we will know exactly when Jesus was born.........
[John 10:22-23] And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter. And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch.
It is indicated here that He and the Apostles were observing it. I'm sure Joseph and Mary observed it as well.
Alas, each census took years and were done regionally, so unless you get the memo that says “Palestine,” no dice.
As an aside, the most likely candidate for the census at issue was something like 10-12 BC — although there is another one 6 BC or so that may be in play.
6 BC is probably about right...........
“Now the Maccabees returned to Jerusalem............which he dedicated on the twenty-fifth of the month of Kislev, in the year 3622 (139 BCE).”
Ummmm, I think BCE is the “politically correct” way of saying B.C., i.e., it means “Before the Christian Era”, hence 139 years before Christ.
Oops - didn’t end my thought - so yeah, He did and I believe when He made His statement about being the “Light of the World”, He did it during the Hanukkah festival.
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