Who Were the Caesars Mentioned in the Four Gospels?
In the gospels, the name Caesar figures into the life of Jesus. We find Caesar Augustus mentioned at the birth of Christ and Tiberius Caesar at the beginning of His public ministry. 1. Caesar Augustus One of the prominent figures in the New Testament was the first Roman Emperor Caesar Augustus. Augustus ruled from 27 B.C to A.D. 14. He was originally named was Caius Octavius Caepias. He was the grandnephew of Julius Caesar. Caesar was murdered in 44 B.C. and Augustus eventually succeeded him without a rival. He refused to be called rex or dictator. However in 27 B.C the Roman Senate called Augustus. This name gave the implication that he was to be venerated above all mortals. There Was A Command To Enroll Everyone Augustus was ruling Rome when Jesus was born. He is the one who decreed that the entire world should be enrolled for the purpose of taxation. Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth (Luke 2:1). Caesar Unknowi
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