Quirinius was "hegemon" of Syria for the census with Saturninus’ governorship of Syria.
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Originally Posted by Shoonra
By golly you're right. The Fast of 10th of Teves is hardly remembered now but this year it fell on Dec. 17th. As the fast is on the tenth of the Hebrew month, the eclipse must have occurred five days later.
OK, I stand corrected.
However, as this leave about 3 months between the eclipse and Passover, and Josephus apparently specified an eclipse occuring shortly before Passover, this still seems to me less likely than the 4 BC eclipse.
As for clues in the Scripture about the dates, Luke 2:2 says that at the time of Jesus's birth, Quirinius was governor of Syria. His governorship was limited to 6-7 AD; but this is completely incompatible with any other date derived from Scripture or classical sources, as Herod would have definitely been dead more than 5 years by then.
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