Note 11 — Chapter III · THE DESTRUCTIVE CHARACTER OF MODERN BIBLE CRITICISM
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New Testament Chronology.—We do not know exactly when or where11 Jesus was born, when He died, or how long He ministered. As to the birth of Jesus, the only account which claims to give indications of date rests on a series of mistakes. No census was possible under Herod, and none took place under “Cyrenius” until A.D. 7. The only results which have a high degree of probability are the date A.D. 30 for the death of Jesus, and the period of about one year—conservative opinion estimates it to be three years—for the length of His public ministry.