Published: 2022-09-22

Census in Lk 2,1-7. GDPR Twenty-one Centuries Ago

Roman Mazur
Seminare. Learned Investigations
Section: Theology
https://doi.org/10.21852/sem.2020.2.01

Abstract

The article combines grammar data with historical facts in the matter of Roman censuses. Presence of the define article before the adjective ἀπογραφή suggests a new perspective. Data from Roman Egypt show an acceptable basis, known through grammar, and allow more precise meaning of ἡγεμονεύοντος from Lk 2.2. The census from the time of Jesusʼ birth can therefore be understood as earlier than that of Quirinius. GDPR mentioned here concerns data protection, but also suggests that by combining data from both censuses in two regions of the Roman Empire, should indicate a reliable chronological order.

Keywords:

census, census of Quirinius, Gospel of Luke, Roman censuses, Herodʼs censuses

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Mazur , R. (2022). Census in Lk 2,1-7. GDPR Twenty-one Centuries Ago . Seminare. Learned Investigations, 41(2), 11–24. https://doi.org/10.21852/sem.2020.2.01

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