In another work five hundred errors to be found in the Four Gospels will be exposed. In this chapter twenty, selected largely at random, will suffice to disprove the credibility of these books:
1.
When was Jesus born?
“In the days of Herod the king” (Matt. ii, 1).
“When Cyrenius was governor of Syria” (Luke ii, 2).
Between Matthew and Luke there is a discrepancy of fully nine years. If Jesus was born in the days of Herod he was born at least three years before the beginning of the Christian era: if he was born in the time of Cyrenius he was born at least six years after the beginning of the Christian era.
2.
Where was Jesus born, in a house, or in a manger?