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The Relationship Between Augustus and Herod
The census is for the Roman world, but it's Joseph who has to get back to his family ancestral home. Then he's got another aspect which he's concerned about: look, the Romans are in charge of the Roman Empire,. But obviously Herod in Judea, Herod the Great, he has own kingdom and you can't expect Roman tax guys to go into Herod's kingdom and start doing an assessment. And so again, I'm going to share a text with you on this. The Clittae tribe subject to the Cappadocian Arkelleus retreated to the heights of Mount Taurus because they were compelled in the Roman fashion to render an account of their
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