I appreciate your point. Hebrew to English translations and intentional editing in later periods present unique problems in the text. But IMHO Biblical prophesy is not all about time and place. Most do not specify any timeframe or even a location that still exists today. I think the point is that prophesy is designed to defy the odds…to bring glory to God because in the end God wins. Of course I respect your skepticism. God made you that way!
Glad you have that clarity, I guess. How the Romans mandated things versus how the Jews interpreted then can be up for discussion. Modern day, people declare themselves residents of different states for tax and government spending purposes too. I'm not sure which Herod you're referring to, b/c there are several, and purges of rebellious populations was sadly a common thing back in the day, thinning the herd and all that. Sort of like now, with the injections. Now granted, I don't do the deep dives with the rapid page-flipping preachers that try to match individual words across books etc, but I do listen to the archaeologists who are digging and finding truths that have been covered up, misreported, and unreported for a long time. I think that eventually the whole truth will come out, but I'm still going to watch most carefully where the evil attacks hardest. That's always been the Christians, the Catholic Church and Marian people. (Do you know, for example, how many times masons have bombed and tried to burn down shrines or churches dedicated to Mary?)
Absolutely fren! Check it out for yourself: Biblestudytools.com “The OT is filled with fulfilled prophecy” by Jim Wallace 2019 welcome your comments!
I appreciate your point. Hebrew to English translations and intentional editing in later periods present unique problems in the text. But IMHO Biblical prophesy is not all about time and place. Most do not specify any timeframe or even a location that still exists today. I think the point is that prophesy is designed to defy the odds…to bring glory to God because in the end God wins. Of course I respect your skepticism. God made you that way!
Archaeology has confirmed the census from Roman documents
Glad you have that clarity, I guess. How the Romans mandated things versus how the Jews interpreted then can be up for discussion. Modern day, people declare themselves residents of different states for tax and government spending purposes too. I'm not sure which Herod you're referring to, b/c there are several, and purges of rebellious populations was sadly a common thing back in the day, thinning the herd and all that. Sort of like now, with the injections. Now granted, I don't do the deep dives with the rapid page-flipping preachers that try to match individual words across books etc, but I do listen to the archaeologists who are digging and finding truths that have been covered up, misreported, and unreported for a long time. I think that eventually the whole truth will come out, but I'm still going to watch most carefully where the evil attacks hardest. That's always been the Christians, the Catholic Church and Marian people. (Do you know, for example, how many times masons have bombed and tried to burn down shrines or churches dedicated to Mary?)