The Credibility of the Gospel History, or the Facts Occasionally Mention'd in the New Testament Confirmed by Passages of Ancient Authors with an Appen - Softcover

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1730. Excerpt: ... CHAP. I. Three Objections against Luke, Ch. ii. u. i, 2. I. The first Objection, That there is no mention made by any ancient author of a decree in the reign of Augustus for taxing all the world; stated and answered. II. The second Objection, That there could be no taxing made in Judea, during the reign of Herod, by a decree of Augustus; stated and answered. III. The third Objeclion, That Cyrenius was not Governour of Syria till several years after the birth of Jesus; stated, to' get her with a general answer. IV. Divers particular solutions of this Objection. V. The last solution confirmed and improved. VI. Divers particular difficulties attending the supposition, that this taxing was made by Cyrenius, considered. HE History of the New Testament is attended with many difficulties. Jemfb and Heathen authors concur with the sacred Historians in many things. But it is pretended, that there are other particulars, in which they are contradicted by authors of very good note Among Among these, the difficulties, which may be very properly considered in the first place, are those which relate to the account St. Luke has given of the Taxing in Judea, which brought Joseph and the Virgin to Bethlehem a little before the birth of Jesus. AND it came to pajsg in those days, fays St. Luke, that there went out a decree from Cesar Augustus, that all the wortd should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was Governour of Syria). And all went to be taxed, every one in his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city o/David, which is called Bethlehem (because he was of the house and linage of David) to be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with childe, Lukeii. i--5. Against this account ...