>> The issue is made even more silly by the current historical evidence >> showing that Herod the Great died in 3BC and since Jesus was born >> during his reign, the current year is really 2003 or possibly 2004.
> Says the Gospel according to Matthew. Luke, on the other hand,
> says Cyrenius was governor of Syria when Caesar put out the
> order for all the world to be taxed (Luke 2:2). Which, according to
> detailed Roman records of the time was in AD4. So, maybe its still
> 1997, or even earlier. Take your pick...
> Trotsky
I really need to stop responding to this stuff at work... I always mess
up the details and people stomp me. I retract my 'historical proof', the
reference to Herod is unchecked, and I ended up arguing for 3BC instead of
4AD. I do hope that somebody appreciated the satire of the original
message... there is little point in arguing about year 2000, when the
referent is wrong.
Stancliff
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