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Roman Census Order |
Luke
2:1,3 "In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census
should be taken of the entire Roman world....everyone went to his own town
to register. |
A
census order from 104 A.D., requiring all to return to their homes to be
counted was found in Egypt |
Confirms that census' were a function of the Roman government. An
earlier census (dated ~6A.D.) was also found, although the dating is in
dispute. |
Jesus: The Evidence; Ian Wilson; pg 47 |
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Quirinius (a ruler) |
Luke
2:2 "(This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was the
governor of Syria.)" |
An
inscription describing Quirinius as a person of authority in Syria was found
in Antioch |
Confirms a historical aspect of Luke's Gospel |
The Bible As History; Werner Keller; pg. 323 |
| King David |
2
Samuel 5:4. 'David was thirty years old when he became King, and he
reigned forty years.' |
A
basalt stone monument dated ~900 B.C., discovered in Galilee, describes 'The
House Of David' and 'The King Of Israel' |
Until this find in 1993, a record of King David has never been found outside
of the Bible, leading many scholars to improperly believe that David was a
fictitious character. |
Is The Bible True?; Jeffery Sheler; pg. 59 |
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Nazareth, the Town In Which Jesus Was Raised |
Luke
4:16a. 'He went to Nazareth, where He had been brought up...' |
Many
farming community relics, dated to the first century A.D., discovered in the
precise location Nazareth was supposed to be. |
Until this find in the 1950's by Belarmino Begatti, no evidence of Nazareth
was found, leading skeptical scholars to believe that the town was a
Biblical fantasy. |
The Archaeology Of The New Testament |
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Capernaum, a Town Which Jesus Visited |
Luke
7:1b,3. 'Jesus entered Capernaum...The Centurion head of Jesus and
sent some elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and heal his
servant..."This man deserves to have you do this, because he loves our
nation and has built our synagogue."' |
Captain Charles Wilson (1866) confirmed the location of the town.
Virgilio Corbo (1974) discovered a synagogue there, dated to the early first
century . |
Skeptics, once again requiring archaeological proof before they will believe
anything, were again confounded at the discovery of this city. Corbo
believes that we are justified in believing that this synagogue was the very
one built by the Centurion mentioned by Matthew, Mark and Luke. |
The Archaeology Of The New Testament pg 99 |
| A
House In Capernaum, Where Peter and Andrew Lived, and Where Jesus Visited |
Luke
4:38. 'Jesus left the synagogue and went to the home of Simon.'
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The
oldest Christian church yet discovered, attested by documentation dated ~350
A.D. describing a pilgrimage to the 'house of the first of the apostles
[where] a church was made...Here the Lord cured the paralytic.' |
Also
described in 570 A.D. as a basilica that preserved the house of Peter. |
The Archaeology Of The New Testament pg 110 |