Embellishments in the Gospel of Mark.

[Jehanne]

One last time, honey:

Death of King Herod                 :  4 BCE
Quirinius, Governorship of Syria:  6 CE

Ergo, Luke contradicted the historical record.  Jesus could not have been born in 4 BCE and again in 6 CE.

look sweet heart read luke 1 & 2. if you will not read luke 1 and 2 you will never understand.

In luke 1 when herod is alive the book is not speaking of jesus. so in 4 bc the bible/luke is speaking of john, and only in so far as an angel speaking to john's father about the coming baby (john)  name and his role in the future of being the herald of the coming messiah (jesus.) this all happened while herod was alive. then in verse  24 it says later meaning away from the time the angel told John's father and took his voice. IE later from the time of herod/4bc.

do you understand? the first 1/2 of luke 1 happened at the end of the time of herod. 4(bc) from verse 24 it would seem we where now then in the time of quintius.

do you get it? do you understand why your question is invalid?

In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. All went to their own towns to be registered. Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was descended from the house and family of David. He went to be registered with Mary, to whom he was engaged and who was expecting a child. (Luke 2:1-5)

Okay, Jesus was born in 6 AD, but...

At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!” (Luke 1:39-45)

Okay, Mary not yet pregnant in 4 BC??  She would wait another 10 years???