Apollonius governor of Greater Syria poised as Quirinius of Luke’s Census
by Damien F. Mackey “His position as the Governor (Legate) of Syria at this time is confirmed by the discovery of a tombstone in Beirut, known popularly as the Q. Aemilius Secundus inscription. In it, Quirinius is called the “legato Augusti Caesaris Syria”.” Bryan Windle Efforts to correlate the life of Herod ‘the Great’ with the Birth of Jesus Christ, and with the census – and there are many of them – are generally quite tortuous to read, and they tend to arrive at rather unhelpful conclusions. Here is a part of one such example from the Christian Publishing House Blog : Reconciling Herod's Death: A Debate Between 4 B.C.E. and 1 B.C.E. Through Biblical and Historical Lenses - Christian Publishing House Blog Are the Conflicting Dates for Herod’s Death Irreconcilable? Exploring the Dispute Over Herod’s Death The timing of Herod the Great’s death has long been a source of discussion in ...
