(April 8, 2016 at 5:11 am)Mudhammam Wrote: In other words, it's perfectly reasonable to infer that Paul's reference to Aretas is consistent with what we know about Aretas IV.
No it isn't Paul said Aretus ruled Damascus, Aretus IV never ruled the city. You can't extrapolate from your preconceived assumptions to say that events agree with them, you need to provide evidence.
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