Is this Jesus Christ’s birthday?
Perhaps we should deck the halls with boughs of spring flowers, because an English astronomer suggested that Jesus might have been born on September 15, 7 BCE. Dr David Hughes, of Sheffield University, argued that September 15 is the real Christmas for the following reasons:
In the Gospel of St Luke we read that Joseph took Mary to Bethlehem because "... there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria. And all went to be taxed, every one in his own city" (Luke 2:1,2). Such a decree occurred about 8 BCE.
King Herod (Herod the Great) was so infuriated that a rival had been born (the ‘King of the Jews’) that he ordered the massacre of all baby boys in Israel, but Mary and Joseph fled to Egypt. They stayed there for two years until Herod’s death, said to have closely followed a lunar eclipse. Lunar eclipses occurred in 4 BCE and 1 BCE.
The distinctive astronomical phenomenon that happened between 8 BCE and 1 BCE, that could be equated with the Star of Bethlehem, is the conjunction of the giant planet Jupiter with Saturn in the constellation of Pisces (considered the Zodiacal sign of the Jews). This began on May 27, 7 BCE and continued for some months – long enough for the three wise men (astrologers) to follow the phenomenon cross country ...
2006-09-15 10:38:09 · 8 answers · asked by Spookshow Baby 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Will: This was taken from a website in Australia, so it is springtime there right now.
2006-09-15 10:45:29 · update #1
Jesus is lore.
Celebrating X-Mas on December 25th is as good as any other date. Not much going on then anyway.
But I get your point.
2006-09-15 10:41:19 · answer #1 · answered by Mere Mortal 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Christmas is celebrated on December 25th because that used to be the time of Yule (it is now around December 21st). Christianity combined Yuletide items--particularly the "Christmas tree"--to overshadow the Pagan celebration.
2006-09-15 17:44:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Uh, September is in the autumn, not the spring, in the Northern Hemisphere.
I still don't see where the September 15th date came from.
2006-09-15 17:41:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't celebrate Christmas. It is a pagan holiday that was around before the birth of Jesus Christ
2006-09-15 17:44:01 · answer #4 · answered by Southern Apostolic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your dates dont concure, besides that, the three wise men visited jesus before herods death
2006-09-15 17:43:13 · answer #5 · answered by Lady Macbeth 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because Its Not Christmas Thats Why.
2006-09-15 17:42:03 · answer #6 · answered by mks 7-15-02 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Careful, now--someone might start looking into Saturnalia or something... :D
2006-09-15 17:41:41 · answer #7 · answered by angk 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
okay then...Merry Christmas!
2006-09-15 17:42:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋