Luke wrote: “In the 15th year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod was district ruler of Galilee, Philip his brother was district ruler of the country of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was district ruler of Abilene, in the days of chief priest Annas and of Caiaphas, God’s declaration came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness. ”
نجد مثالا على ذلك في لوقا ٣ :‏ ١ ،‏ ٢ التي تساعدنا ان نحدِّد بالضبط متى ابتدأ يوحنا المعمدان عمله ،‏ وهو رجل اتى قبل يسوع ومهَّد له الطريق .‏