Census
Bethlehem, the Birth of Jesus, and Luke’s Census
The Roman census that appears in the second chapter of Luke (verses 1-5) is one of many criticisms of the Gospels. According to Luke, Emperor Augustus issued a census to...
Did Caesar Augustus order a universal census? (Luke 2:1)
The Gospel of Luke (2:1) records that before Jesus was born Emperor Augustus issued a census to be made throughout “the entire Roman world.” Bible skeptics have argued that this...