Q1. Naming the Current Rulers

[Commissioned]

Q1. (Luke 2:1-2) Why does Luke name the rulers in 2:1-2? What point is he making?

Luke names the rulers in 2:1-2 to give the historical setting for the time of Jesus birth. History would verify the facts that these men were rulers at the time that Jesus was born.

[janel]

Q1 Jerusalem is divided into many provinces and during the Romans rule, each province

is controlled by different rulers. As Jesus was born in history and for future

generations to know and read about the story of Christ and determine roughly the

year they will refer to the rulers of that time.

The point Luke is making is to show the kind of character the ruler is and how

powerful and influential his authority is.

[hanks]

Q1. (Luke 2:1-2)

Why does Luke name the rulers in 2:1-2?

What point is he making?

The Bible is the Absolute Truth and here Luke states historical facts. We therefore know about the political and historical settings when our Lord was born.

[Paul H]

Q1. (Luke 2:1-2) Why does Luke name the rulers in 2:1-2? What point is he making? By doing so, he puts the events which he is describing in a real historical context. This really happened at a specific point in time.

[WALT39]

Q1. (Luke 2:1-2) Why does Luke name the rulers in 2:1-2? What point is he making?

1In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2(This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.)

Luke is setting the place and time for Jesus' birth. The point is that Jesus was born and that is an actual fact.

[Debra M.]

Why does Luke name the rulers in 2:1-2?

Most likely that historical accounts in other books besides the Bible, will support the evidence of the birth of Jesus.

What point is he making?

That Jesus was born on this earth and His birth was to be taken in a literal and historical sense. We cannot deny the birth of Jesus. We are left only the choice in discounting Him as the Messiah, the Savior, the Lord of all the earth.

[leihaynes]

Q1. (Luke 2:1-2) Why does Luke name the rulers in 2:1-2? What point is he making?

Well you know how we are now days. We want to be able to verify the things we read. Mentioning rulers names verifies that Jesus is real and that what is written in the Bible is verified by these rulers. (People who were not Christians). Many of us who are skeptical need proof that Jesus actually lived. Not so much by the people who believe but by people who don't believe. Rulers in the days of Jesus have testified to the events of Jesus.

I believe the point Luke makes is:

God new that many of us would need proof that Jesus was amongst us. Naming the rulers of those days is one proof of Jesus existence.

[jr4624]

Q1. (Luke 2:1-2) Why does Luke name the rulers in 2:1-2? What point is he making?

He names the rulers to accurately place the events of which he speaks in their proper place in space-time.

He is making the point that the things and people of which he speaks are real, historical occurences. These stories really happened and the people in them really lived.

[Theresa VJ]

Q1. (Luke 2:1-2) Why does Luke name the rulers in 2:1-2? What point is he making?

Luke is being thouough and precise. The more specific information is included, the more it can stand up to historical scrutiny. Because Luke is acutely accurate in all the details, he lends his account to heightened veracity.

[Barbara A. Lee]

Q1. (Luke 2:1-2) Why does Luke name the rulers in 2:1-2? What point is he making?

The reason Luke names the rulers is to show who was the ruler at the time of Jesus birth. It sets a timepeice to his reality. That in itself lets us know that Jesus was a real man and that his birth was a hisorical era.

[Foofee's Nana]

Why does Luke name the rulers in 2:1-2? What point is he making?

He names Quinius to prove the point that this is a part of recorded history....not just some myth or story passed down through the ages. If this is history then we can know it is true and see the Old Testament prophecies come to pass in the New Testament events, such as a first time census.

[pjg]

Providing the political and governmental leaders places Christ's birth in a time context. The amazing events of shepherds seeing a hillside lit up like mid day and coming into town, would be spoken about for a long time to come. Similar to a priest offering a sacrifice, coming out of the temple mute, and then having a baby in their old age. Jesus birth was as real as any other.

[Highohfaith]

Luke names the leaders in Luke 2-1-2 as a reference to the historical event of Jesus' birth.

* NOTE SEE MY POST BELOW PAGE. I elaborate more - Sorry for the confusion.

[Ramon]

Q1. (Luke 2:1-2) Why does Luke name the rulers in 2:1-2? What point is he making?

Answer:

I think Luke is trying to establish the Historical background of Jesus,in his humanity side(Jesus being 100% man and 100% God).

Luke just anybody born on that year,they need to be counted in the census,under Caesar Agustus, when Cyrenius was governor ..they are reference and wItness to the HUMANITY OF JESUS CHRIST

[Highohfaith]

Q1. (Luke 2:1-2) Why does Luke name the rulers in 2:1-2? What point is he making?

I think the reason is two fold. No. 1.) To place the birth of Jesus in relation to a leader whom WE (future generations) would recognize from the time, by doing this he is establishing a time-line of Jesus' Birth. Ceasers riegned fro approx. 27 BC to 14 AD

No. 2.) To the people of the time, he trying to underline the significance of the birth of the Son of God, the Savior of the World. Because at the time of Caesar Augustus's rule, Caesar was regarded by the Romans as "savior" and "god" because he was a great ruler of the Roman Empire who promoted and established PEACE among it's people during his reign.It is not by chance that Luke relates the birth of Jesus to the time of Caesar Augustus. The real Savior, and Peace-Bearer, is the Child born in Bethlehem, JESUS!He also mentions the Quirinius ( P. Sulpicious Quirinius ) Governor of Syria to establish the reason Joesph and Mary went to Bethlehem thus lending more significance for the reason of their trip.

[rosegarden]

Q1. (Luke 2:1-2) Why does Luke name the rulers in 2:1-2? What point is he making?

1. a. Luke name the rulers because he wanted readers to know that Jesus was a person of history and that he was born and lived during this time period when these rulers existed.

b. He wanted them to know that Jesus was real and not a myth.

[Trusting God]

Q1. (Luke 2:1-2) Why does Luke name the rulers in 2:1-2?

Luke names the rulers in 2:1-2 to show that Jesus has an historical context.

What point is he making?

The point Luke is making in naming the rulers is to show that Jesus

[thepearlturtle]

Q1. (Luke 2:1-2) Why does Luke name the rulers in 2:1-2? What point is he making?

I believe the point Luke was making is that Jesus is a real, historical figure, not just a mythical, magical character, but the Living Son of God, the Messiah, and by naming the rulers in Luke 2:1-2, Luke can set Jesus' life in a legitimate, determinable time frame in history.

[SoiKosum]

The reason is because Jesus has an historical context. He is neither a myth nor a legend. He is both historical and verifiable. Jesus is mentioned not only in the New Testament, but by contemporaries and in early documents.

[Platoz]

Q1. (Luke 2:1-2)

Why does Luke name the rulers in 2:1-2? What point is he making?

He's making the point that Jesus is verifiable. The name of Jesus is

mentioned along with important others during his time. Jesus is a

part of history.

[Guitar Jim]

Q1. (Luke 2:1-2) Why does Luke name the rulers in 2:1-2? What point is he making?

Luke was a very thorough historian. He wanted to make it clear that Jesus was born in a particular time in a particular place. By naming the rulers in power at the time he is giving the birth of Jesus an historical context. The standard practice of historians in the ancient world was to use the year of the reign of a particular king or governor as the reference point.

[ragnew]

(Luke 2:1-2) Why does Luke name the rulers in 2:1-2? What point is he making?

I think that Luke was placing Jesus into a historical context. It also reveals God's sovereignty in all things, to orchestrate a census by a foreign ruler that would fulfill ancient prophecy by bringing Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem.

[Commissioned]

Q1. (Luke 2:1-2) Why does Luke name the rulers in 2:1-2? What point is he making?

Luke named the rulers to show Jesus in an historical setting. He shows that he's neither a myth nor a legend thah He is both historical and verifiable. He is mentioned not only in the New Testament, but by contemporaries and early documents such as Josephus, Pliny, Tacitus, Suetonius, Bar-Serapion, Thallus, Lucian, and the Talmud. Jesus is a person in history.

[Lorraine Overstreet]

Q1. (Luke 2:1-2) Why does Luke name the rulers in 2:1-2? What point is he making?

a) Luke names the rulers to prove Jesus had historical context. He is neither a

myth or a legend. This sets a time frame of Jesus' birth and validates the fact

of His birth on earth.

Luke kept records for his wirtings of Jesus, the rulers can be verified through

the history. Luck can actually preserve the birth of Jesus and prove He is an

actual historical person who did live on earth.

[tgandy]

Luke was by profession a physician.  A physician tends to be more observant to detail.  Luke named the rulers of the day to make a point.  The point being that Jesus was born.  Jesus was Joseph and Mary's son.  Luke gave the rulers of the day to pinpoint the time of the birth.