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Tiberius Caesar Throughout the life of Jesus,
Tiberius was the Emperor of Rome. He was the second Roman Emperor, after
Augustus who died in 14 AD. Augustus was not his true father, he was the son
of Augustus' wife Livia, by her first husband. Tiberius was in power when
Jesus was crucified. Tiberius died in 37 AD. The coin above was from a
denarius which contained the image of Tiberius on it. The inscription calls
him the divine son of Augustus Caesar, detestable to a Jew. "Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness." Luke 3:1-2 And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words. And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not? Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it. And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's. And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him. Mark 12:13-17
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