Alan F., if you can not check someone, does not mean that the respective is wrong!
You have no a complete list about all Census...

‘Alan F’, you probably know just as in A.D. 6 the emperor dispached Quirinius to Syria, and, at the same time, Coponius was named guvernor of Judea, and the two did conduct a Census.
According to some historians, this is the second time Quirinius was governor in Syria, and because of that, in the Bible, we have such a mention, at Luke 2:1-2:
“[In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. This was the FIRST Census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria. And everyone went to their own town to register.]”

So Luke knew about at least 2 Quirinius Census...!

@ 'Alan F.'
Herod the Great ruled 37-4 BC, but the current calendar is wrong, with several years difference. After him, was Herod Archelaus, who ruled 4BC-6AD.
I thought you know these simple things…!

Marian, give me AN EXAMPLE, not a list!

OK, Solo, start with one of them...!

You deceive yourself 'Alan T'. You will stay with laughter, and I with God...

@ ‘Alan F’ and ‘IdahoJ’
Bible must be taken literally first! Where exposures arise by parables, metaphorical, allegorical, symbolic, etc. this is mentioned in the text, or explained in context...

@ ‘Alan F.’
When I was young, I was thinking about your way, but I seriously put on research (for decades), and I found that most biblical descriptions already occurred.
There are to achieve a few percent (but those things are already explained), which, by extrapolation, I see them trustworthy, as veridical.

Marian, you're joking...
You do not open the Bible, but you think you know better about it, but billions of people who have studied it and adopted it.

Give me an example of contradiction in it!

God has told us, before, about a series of events that will happen, to prove us that He is always trustworthy. Everything God decided, is fulfilled precisely, so I count my faith firmly on His Word (the Bible). What He said is going to happen, It's done..., the only 'problem' is just time, because every event "takes its time." God has always shown his Authority, but people do not take into account…!

True faith isn’t 'blind', as one imagines, but is based on careful research and check 'tangible' things...!
Bible motto is "Prove all things, and keep what is good" (1 Thessalonians 5:21), not that false slogan, embraced by naives in the form "Believe and do not question/ investigate!"
Important aren’t the opinions of different kinds of people about faith, but what the Bible says about it!

Faith accepts as real, as reliable, things not seen...yet!
There are, for example, Paradise and Hell. Rational I can not prove their existence but my faith accepts them as real...

• Is this a nonsense? - Not at all!
  I believe in the existence of God because I can see His work, and the Bible revealed Him to me in many ways...
  I believe for example in a future resurrection, because the Bible tells me about this, and because Jesus Christ has already risen, and so forth...

The Bible is the only book in the world, containing prophecies which were fulfilled (or are ongoing...) exactly, in great detail. The Bible is the world's only book written in original without fail, without any inadvertence!

The Bible is an Authority, and explains also all that we need to know now about the Creation...!

The Bible is the world's only book written in original without fail, without any inadvertence!
Sometimes, in some versions, encounter errors of translation, or of incomplete understanding, but the original is impeccable!
It may be that certain statements of Christian faith seem absurd for any thinker, but my faith is based on the Authority of Bible, the Word of God.
The Bible is the only book in the world, containing prophecies which were fulfilled (or are ongoing...) exactly, in great detail.

God has told us, before, about a series of events that will happen, to prove us that He is always trustworthy. Everything God decided, is fulfilled precisely, so I count my faith firmly on His Word. What He said is going to happen, It's done…, the only 'problem' is just time, because every event "takes its time." God has always shown his Authority, but people do not take into account…!
True faith isn’t 'blind', as one imagines, but is based on careful research and check 'tangible' things...!

Bible motto is "Prove all things, and keep what is good" (1 Thessalonians 5:21), not that false slogan, embraced by naives in the form "Believe and do not question/ investigate!"
Important aren’t the opinions of different kind of people about faith, but what the Bible says about it!

Faith accepts as real, as reliable, things not seen...yet!
There are, for example, Paradise and Hell. Rational I can not prove their existence but my faith accepts them as real...

• Is this a nonsense? - Not at all!
  I believe in the existence of God because the Bible says, and because I can see His work.
  I believe in a future resurrection, because the Bible tells me about this, and because Jesus Christ has already risen.
  And so forth...

@ ‘Jeff H.’

1. Do not confuse true Christianity, with ‘so-called’ Christianity (false Christianity)...! In the name of Christianity have done a lot of damages/horrors...

2. True religion is that by which you get salvation, and that which changes your life!

@ ‘Dropout’. If there aren’t “[changes in lifestyle]”, that faith is a wrong one...
See, for example, those verses:

“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.” (2Corintians 4:16)

“He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.” (Titus3:5)

Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—His good, pleasing and perfect will.” (Romans 12:2)

‘Dropout’ is confused, because “[most people already have the "good deeds".]”
Voila the difference:

1. Who thinks that through their good deeds will be saved, deceive themselves... (this it's not the way...)

2. Who are saved (were born again), demonstrate this by their good deeds.

@ ‘Jeff H’. I do not say that “nobody is going to heaven” (you said...), but quite the contrary...
I assumed that you know verses undiscussed...!
Voila an example:

“As many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. (John 1:12-13)

’Dropout’ wrote: “[The Bible teaches that salvation is dependent on only one thing: belief that Jesus is Saviour. That's all.]”

You are wrong, mister ’Dropout’..., because of this:

“You say you have faith, for you believe that there is one God. Good for you! Even the DEMONS believe this, and they tremble in terror. How foolish! Can’t you see that faith without good deeds is useless?” (James 2:19-20)

@ andybot’, Re. “life is sacred or it isn't...”

“[Now God has shown us a way to be made right with Him without keeping the requirements of the law, as was promised in the writings of Moses and the prophets long ago. We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.
For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Yet God, with undeserved kindness, declares that we are righteous. He did this through Christ Jesus when He freed us from the penalty for our sins.] “
(see Romans 3:21-24)

@ ’Dropout’. Expression „version of the truth” ia an absurdity...

We find the TRUTH revealed in God's Word (in the Bible), so, study it carefully, if you want to know in what world you live!

‘Alan F’wrote: “Stop talking crap, Cornel. You know no such thing.”

OK, mister, I remain silent, because the truth upsets...

‘Alan F’. claims that “Most of these people are just innocent people, just going about their lives, trying to do the best they can.”

But God sees things differently:
“[There is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God. All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, NOT EVEN ONE.]” (Romans 3:10-12)

No one is INNOCENT PEOPLE, and,

“The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23)

Think more deeply, Alan!