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The Journal of Theological Studies 2005 56(2):489-491; doi:10.1093/jts/fli107
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Luke 2:2: Making Sense of the Date of Jesus' Birth

John M. Rist

Cambridge

The suggestion made in this note is that in Luke 2:2 we should read ‘Quintilius’ instead of ‘Quirinius’. The evidence is primarily that of Tertullian, and the conclusion is that Luke 2:2 as emended confirms that the evangelist or his source held that Jesus was born not in AD 6, but in 7 or 6 BC, in line with other evidence in Luke himself and in Matthew. Further textual suggestions as to how we could make sense of the census are appended.


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