minutes to give you.’3 It was a delightful twist, putting a bit of arrogance in its place. And that is essentially what Luke does here, as if to say: Don’t be too impressed with Augustus; keep your eyes on the city of David and on the house and family of David, because that’s where the really important stuff will be happening. And Christians also know this experientially, for if we give Jesus His proper place we are never overly-impressed by Caesar or any other worldly power. Now there also seems