Jesus Christ's Birthday will be here before you know it. September 29th. What will you give Him this year.

Question

This is of course according to the Bible. Remember, Jesus is 6 months younger than His cousin John the Baptist.

Answer 1

Scripture doesn't mention Jesus's birthdate or any christians celebrating His Birthday. The only birthday mentioned besides Pharoah is the heathen king Herod. "Christmas" means "mass of Christ"; the celebration coexisted in Rome before there was any in Jerusalem. The early Roman Church however did establish a pagan festival that (Jer.10) coexisted with Jesus's Birth and that was the birthday of the sun god. (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th ed., article: "Christmas"). The Catholic sources admit that Christmas didn't co-exist with the earliest festivals. Jesus wasn't born Christmas; even scripture makes this evident. "On the night of Jesus's birth, the shepherd's were still keeping watch over their flocks." (Luke 2:8). The rainy season in Ancient Israel began after the Feast of Tabernacles which generally is early October. In November, it would be cool and wet; the flocks from the pasture had already been brought and kept in winter quarters by the shepherds. This tells us the shepherds were no longer in the fields at night. Another peice of evidence is overlooked is in Luke 1:35-36; it tells us John the Baptist was born to Mary's cousin Elizabeth six months before Jesus. And as we look further in verse 5-17, we see Zacharias an elderly priest burning incense on the altar and then an angel appearing to him and telling him that he and his wife would have a son to prepare Christ's Way. We know however when this announcement was made by the angel because of Zacharias was "of the course of Abijah" Please look at 1Chron.24:1-19; it tells us that King David divided these priests into 24 "courses" that served in the temple by rotation. The Course of Abijah would be the 8th of the 24 courses which usually would occur around the end of May. Pentecost came the week after the 8th course served and he had to serve all 24 courses during the three festival seasons. So Zacharias came home approximately after the first week of June; in which John the Baptist was conceived around mid-June and 9 months later would be his birth. John Baptist's birth came around mid-March while Jesus's was around mid-September. Also notice every year people claim 3 wise men seen Jesus in a stable; is this really true? The Bible nowhere states "3 wise men" or "that the wise men visited Jesus in a stable". Read for yourself: (Matt.2:11); these Magi came from the east beyond the Euphrates River which in the 1st century was called the Parthian Empire (the eastern border of the Roman Empire).

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Answer 2

Where do you people come up with this nonsense? Bible scholars can't even pinpoint the *year* Jesus was born; their best estimate was around 4 - 8 BC, however any years prior to 5 or 6 BC cause other problems with the chronology of his life.

As to what day of the year, if the information in the bible about shepards tending their flocks is true, he was born in the spring or summer, not in the dead of winter. Contrary to what some people think, it gets quite cold in Israel in December, especially at night. It's a desert, and even on the hottest days they can be freezing at night. In the winter, the animals would be kept inside. Still, there's no real way to know when he was born, any guess is a 1 in 365 shot.

December 25 was chosen to correspond with the Roman Saturnalia and other Yule celebrations as Christianity was trying to convert the pagan peoples; no one ever really thought that was his actual birth day. For the first few centuries of Christianity, his death & resurrection was what was important. Early Christians didn't observe his birthday.

The census story in the bible doesn't correspond to reality. The Romans were not idiots; ordering every man to his place of birth would have caused a massive upheaval throughout the empire, and there is no historical record of it. Also, in those days, people were taxed where they lived and worked, and where their fields, livestock, and businesses could be inspected and assessed. It's kind of hard to put a tax value on a man sitting on a donkey hundreds of miles from his home.

Answer 3

I only recognise Christmas as Jesus Christ's birthday. Nothing else shalt deal with the facts of his birth in the Bible of any sort, not even mentioning that Jesus was other than a Middle-Easterner/ West Asian.

Answer 4

Though Jesus was likely born in late Sept-early October I dont think we can pinpoint the day... how did you come up with Sept 29th?

Answer 5

I don't know where everyone gets their information but the Roman empire taxed everyone in April. Jesus was Born April 6, 0001 A.D.

Answer 6

How smart you are! Anyone who looks up "christ--mas" knows it came from PAGAN origins and is NOT the birthdate of Christ! And NOWHERE in the Bible are we commanded to celebrate His birthday! We ARE commanded to celebrate His death at Passover,but most do NOT. And they call US crazy? How utterly amusing,don't you think?

Answer 7

Jews don't celebrate birthdays. they are honored n death. Ever notice how Scripture points out that king so & so was buried in the tomb of his fathers, but no account of when he was born? That's because Jewish tradition teaches a man isn't judged until we can look back & see his life.

Answer 8

According to the whole world agreement, we celebrate His B'day on Dec 25.
Ayway, we need to give Him our commitment to live for Him and glorify His name

Answer 9

hello Jesus Christ's birthday is December 25 i don't know where you got your information at

Answer 10

No one knows the actual birth date of Christ!