. ▁E erd mans ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁p . ▁ 2 8 ▁ ▁The ud as . ▁ ▁The ▁sole ▁reference ▁to ▁The ud as ▁presents ▁a ▁problem ▁of ▁chron ology . ▁In ▁Act s ▁of ▁the ▁Apost les , ▁Gam al iel , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁san hed rin , ▁def ends ▁the ▁apost les ▁by ▁referring ▁to ▁The ud as ▁( Act s ▁ 5 : 3 6 – 8 ). ▁The ▁difficulty ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁rising ▁of ▁The ud as ▁is ▁here ▁given ▁as ▁before ▁that ▁of ▁Jud as ▁of ▁Gal ile e , ▁which ▁is ▁itself ▁dated ▁to ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁tax ation ▁( c . '' ▁ 6 – 7 ▁AD ). ▁Joseph us , ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁says ▁that ▁The ud as ▁was ▁ 4 5 ▁or ▁ 4 6 , ▁which ▁is ▁after ▁Gam al iel ▁is ▁speaking , ▁and ▁long ▁after ▁Jud as ▁the ▁Gal ile an . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Bib lic al ▁arch ae ology ▁ ▁Bib lic al ▁figures ▁ ▁Chron ology ▁of ▁Jesus ▁ ▁Historic ity ▁of ▁the ▁Bible ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁artifact s ▁significant ▁to ▁the ▁Bible ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁bur ial ▁places ▁of ▁bib lic al ▁figures ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁people ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁Bible ▁and ▁the ▁Q ur an ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁▁▁ ▁( 3 ▁Vol umes ) ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : An cient ▁Israel ▁and ▁Jud ah ▁▁ ▁extra - bib lic al ▁records ▁Category :