\u2026about extrabiblical references to Christ.<\/a><\/p>\nSomebody needs to tell the \u201cJesus was not born in 1 AD but in 5 BC\u201d folks that they need to straighten out the \u201cAnd besides he was never born at all\u201d people. Then they need to look at the latest research, which is inching the birth of Christ back toward 3 or 2 BC\u2013and squaring it up rather well with St. Luke, who is actually a rather careful historian (according to ancient, not modern, notions of what a historian should do, of course).<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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