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History of Caesar Augustus: What Did He Have To Do With Christmas? | Bill Petro

HISTORY OF CHRISTMAS: CAESAR AUGUSTUS The Nativity story in the Gospel of St. Matthew was written by a Jew from the tribe of Levi. It features the Jewish King Herod and the Wise Men from the East. St. Luke was not Jewish but a gentile who was introduced to us in Asia Minor in the New Testament Book of Acts. The first historical figure in Luke’s Nativity story was not Jewish, a shepherd, nor one…

History of Christmas: King Herod – Why was he called Great? | Bill Petro

Herod the Great History of Christmas: King Herod – Why was he called Great? King Herod was King of the Jews in the first century before the birth of Christ. He was known for his wisdom and power, especially in his youth.   Why would the Wise Men ask the King of the Jews where the newborn king of the Jews was?   It might seem strange to ask a client king of the Roman Empire, but there were rumors…

History of Caesar Augustus: What Did He Have To Do With Christmas? | Bill Petro

HISTORY OF CHRISTMAS: CAESAR AUGUSTUS The first historical character mentioned in the Nativity story in St. Luke‘s narrative of the first Christmas was neither Jewish nor a shepherd nor a Magi. Instead, he was 1,500 miles away, the Roman emperor Caesar Augustus, after whom the month of August is named (though he was born on September 23, 63 B.C.) Were it not for his imperial decision, Jesus would…