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Vol.I - Augustus Caesar
- 9 BC - Zechariah & Gabriel
- 8 BC - Elizabeth & Mary
- 7 BC - Census in Bethlehem
- 6 BC - Living in Egypt
- 5 BC - Herod and Governor Varus
- 4 BC - Herod dies; Joseph picks Nazareth to avoid Archelaus; Varus puts down four rebellions
- 3 BC - Israel Split Three Ways
- 2 BC - Arabian Peace
- 1 BC - Caesar's Grandson
- 1 AD - Gaius, Aretas, Antipas
- 2 AD - Quirinius and Gaius
- 3 AD - Gaius lays dying
- 4 AD - Tiberius Caesar!
- 5 AD - Caesar warns Archelaus
- 6 AD - Jesus turns 12; Archelaus exiled; Quirinius takes Judea
- 7 AD - Jesus still 12 at Passover
- 8 AD - Illyricum
- 9 AD - Pannonia & Dalmatia
- 10 AD - Hillel & Gamaliel
- 11 AD - Germanicus Caesar...
- 12 AD - Tiberius back to Rome
- 13 AD - Equal Power; Still #2!
- 14 AD - Augustus dies; Tiberius Rules
Vol.II - Tiberius Caesar
Vol.III - Caligula & Claudius
Vol.IV - Nero and Beyond
Extras: Before 9 BC
About Me
- Bill Heroman
- Arlington, Texas, United States
- Believer, Husband, Father, Reader, Writer, Teacher
3 notes:
Major Sources for this year include Suetonius 3.13-15 and Cassius Dio 55.10a.5 thru 12.1.
The Revolt of Armenia (from 1 BC to 3 AD) runs through other sources, including Tacitus' Annals 1.3 & 2.1-4; and Josephus' Antiquities' 18.39-54.
Archelaus’ 2nd thru 9th years of rule are barely mentioned in Josephus’ Antiquities (17:340-1).
Finally, the story of Jesus staying in Nazareth for Passover is based on Luke 2:41 and Matthew 3:22. The timing works perfectly, since Jesus turned 12 in the year that Archelaus was deposed. (See the Year Books for 6 & 7 AD.)
Correction to the last few Notes pages:
The Armenia Story belongs here for three reasons:
1) It sets the timing of Gaius' visit to Arabia, which has direct implications for Antipas in Galilee.
2) It caused Gaius' death, which put Tiberius in line to rule the Empire.
3) Quirinius was heavily involved, and we're making special efforts to chronicle Quirinius' activities because of the [very silly, already discussed] controversy over Luke 2:2. (See notes to previous Year Books.)
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Previously, I had said the Armenia story was only being incuded to be thorough.
As if! ;)
Here are the footnotes to the Manuscript version of 2 AD:
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1 Besides, no one qualified would have cared to ride over land, thru the winter. As long as there was no pressing threat, it was simply more prudent to wait until spring, to send the next assistant/tutor.
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2 Tacitus says Quirinius paid court to Tiberius on Rhoads, but he didn’t say how many times! I’ve included two visits in these Year Book narratives, but if Suetonius (2.12) is perfectly accurate, we should probably assume there were three visits: 5 BC, before Galatia; 2 BC, after Galatia; and this year, en route to Syria.
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3 Tiberius' son Drusus came of age this year (turned 14) and Tiberius introduced him to public life. Before that, at Rhoads, Thrasyllus predicted which ship in the harbor was bringing the news that Tiberius could go home. Presumably, Tiberius knew it was coming any day, by that time, but Thrasyllus picked the exact ship. Also, the prediction came just as Tiberius was about to kill the astrologer for making false predictions. But based on this one good pick, Tiberius is going to keep Thrasyllus close and believe in his powers for many years to come. That’s not just superstition. That’s how important this particular event was, to Tiberius.
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