According to Luke's Gospel, Emperor Augustus ordered a census of the whole empire, thus requiring Joseph and Mary to travel from Nazareth to Bethlehem and resulting in Jesus being born in Bethlehem instead of Nazareth. However, there is no record of Augustus ever ordering a census of the whole empire, nor is there any evidence of a census of the Syrian province during the reign of King Herod in Judea. Raymond E. Brown (An Introduction to the New Testament) says of this, "The best explanation is that, although Luke likes to set his Christian drama in the context of well-known events from antiquity, sometimes he does so inaccurately."
Augustus was emperor of Rome at the time of Jesus' birth
Augustus was emperor at the time Jesus was born. Caesar was his name and Augustus was his title.
Augustus Caesar
Augustus Caesar (Octavian).
Yes. Octavianus Augustus Caesar died on August 19, in the year 14 AD ,years after Jesus' birth.
He was not yet born. We know this because Augustus was already Emperor, and decreed a census, a few months before the birth of Jesus.
AnswerLuke's Gospel says that Jesus was born during the reign of Caesar Augustus.
Seventh-day Adventists (like many Christians) believe that the birth of Jesus occurred during the reign of Caesar Augustus (per the Bible), and that His birth was in the spring (not the winter).
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Sherman Augustus's birth name is Sherman Harold Augustus.
Augustus Prew's birth name is Augustus Art Prew.
Augustus Goetz's birth name is Augustus Otto Goetz.