(September 6, 2013 at 3:40 pm)Minimalist Wrote: It's right up there with Quirinius' "second" governorship.
They are utterly shameless when it comes to twisting their scrotums into knots to try to make excuses for why their bullshit does not match reality.
"Maybe Quirinius had an earlier governorship?"
What do you base that on?
"It coulda happened."
No, Rome never allowed a governor to serve twice in one province. It would allow a governor to get too much power over that province.
"Maybe they made an exception for Quirinius."
What do you base that on?
"It coulda happened."
Look, we know where Quirinius was at that time. He was governor of a province in the middle of modern day Turkey.
"Maybe they called him in to help Herod the Great with the census."
What do you base that on?
"It coulda happened."
Look, in the first place, Luke says he was governor (hegemon) or ruler of Syria...
"Maybe Luke meant that Quirinius was effectively running things, having been called in to help with the census."
What do you base that on?
"It coulda happened."
Luke calls him "hegemon" (ruler) of Syria because he's helping with the census?
"It coulda happened"
...and in the second place, Judea was a client state of Rome at that time, not subject to direct taxation or census. They paid tribute.
"Maybe Rome wanted the census taken in the client state. Herod would have had to comply."
What do you base that on?
"It coulda happened"
Look, John the Baptist didn't even get started until at earliest 28 CE. The census at that time, according to apologists, was 9 BCE. Jesus would have been too damn old to be "about 30".
"Maybe Herod dragged his heals and drew it out until 6 BC"
What do you base that on?
"It coulda happened."
[Repeat as necessary until all contrary evidence is dismissed by stuff pulled out of Christian butts everywhere]
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