Was Jesus Christ born on December 25th?

Question

If not when was Christ born?

Answer 1

Not according to historians. It is believed that he was born some time in September.
I found this:.
Was Jesus born on December 25, or in December at all? Although it's not impossible, it seems unlikely. The Bible does not specify a date or month. One problem with December is that it would be unusual for shepherds to be "abiding in the field" at this cold time of year when fields were unproductive. The normal practice was to keep the flocks in the fields from Spring to Autumn. Also, winter would likely be an especially difficult time for pregnant Mary to travel the long distance from Nazareth to Bethlehem (70 miles).

"A more probable time would be late September, the time of the annual Feast of Tabernacles, when such travel was commonly accepted. Thus, it is rather commonly believed (though not certain) that Jesus' birth was around the last of September. The conception of Christ, however, may have taken place in late December of the previous year. Our Christmas celebration may well be recognized as an honored observation of the incarnation of 'the Word made flesh' (John 1:14).

Answer 2

no where in the bible does it give Jesus birth date he died when he was 33 1/2 on Nisan 14 which coinsides with march or april of our calendar which means he would have been born in late sept or early october do research you will find that in the bible the shepherds were still in the fields when he was born they are not in the fields in december Luke 2:8-11 shows that shepherds were in the fields at night at the time of Jesus’ birth. The book Daily Life in the Time of Jesus states: “The flocks . . . passed the winter under cover; and from this alone it may be seen that the traditional date for Christmas, in the winter, is unlikely to be right, since the Gospel says that the shepherds were in the fields.”—(New York, 1962), Henri Daniel-Rops, p. 228. The Encyclopedia Americana informs us: “The reason for establishing December 25 as Christmas is somewhat obscure, but it is usually held that the day was chosen to correspond to pagan festivals that took place around the time of the winter solstice, when the days begin to lengthen, to celebrate the ‘rebirth of the sun.’ . . . The Roman Saturnalia (a festival dedicated to Saturn, the god of agriculture, and to the renewed power of the sun), also took place at this time, and some Christmas customs are thought to be rooted in this ancient pagan celebration.”—(1977), Vol. 6, p. 666. The New Catholic Encyclopedia acknowledges: “The date of Christ’s birth is not known. The Gospels indicate neither the day nor the month . . . According to the hypothesis suggested by H. Usener . . . and accepted by most scholars today, the birth of Christ was assigned the date of the winter solstice (December 25 in the Julian calendar, January 6 in the Egyptian), because on this day, as the sun began its return to northern skies, the pagan devotees of Mithra celebrated the dies natalis Solis Invicti (birthday of the invincible sun). On Dec. 25, 274, Aurelian had proclaimed the sun-god principal patron of the empire and dedicated a temple to him in the Campus Martius. Christmas originated at a time when the cult of the sun was particularly strong at Rome.”—(1967), Vol. III, p. 656.

Answer 3

Jesus could not have been born in the winter.... the scriptures tell us the first people whom the angels herald the news to was the shepherds in nearby fields tending their flocks.... the flocks arent in the fields in the winter.... its the rainy season they are stabled ..... had they been stabled there would not have been a place for Mary and Joseph to find shelter even there.

Also they were in Bethlehem for the census. History shows us that the Romans held their census in the fall after the harvests for all the tax to collect on livestock and harvest.
Many Scholars believe Jesus was actually born most likely in Sept.

Answer 4

I believe many scholars think He was born in the spring. The history of December 25 as the date for commemorating Christ's birth is at the link below.

Answer 5

No, this was a date adopted by the Catholic Church in order to bring pagans into the Church. The pagans would celebrate the Winter Solstice and by adopting Dec 25, it was close enough to the Winter Solstice that pagan would convert and celevrate Christmas.

Actually he was born during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, or the Feast of Tabernacles. The eveidence is in scripture.

1) The shepards were tending their sheep in the field. The sheep would be in the fields all year round except for winter, then they are stabled to conserve heat and protection.

2) Joseph and Mary go to Bethlehem and he was born in a manger. Many believe Jospeh and Mary had to go because of a Roman census, this isn't true. Human government is second to the commandments of God. God decreed that three times a year Hebrew men are to come before Him in the place of His choosing. These holy days are the Feast of Unleavened Bread, Shavu'ot and Sukkot (Deut 16:16-17)

It is only during Sukkot, the Feast of Booths, that the commandment to live in temorary dwelings (Lev 23:42-43) called sukkas. These are temporary structures that the Children of Israel were to live in for a week to remember the Exodus of Egypt. Since there is no logical reason ("the inn was full" is an observation of an outsider, not an explaination of a Jew) for them to be in a "manger", then is must be a sukka, they were being Torah-obedient and celebrating Sukkot.

3) They were in Bethlehem because of the Roman census. Untrue. The Roman government didn't run on ignorance and stupidity. It would be a logicistal nightmare to order people to report to the places of their birth in order to take a census. Even the US government doesn't do that.

What they did was use the Jewish holy days to their advantage. Since the Jews would be coming together in the fall for Sukkot anyway, it makes sense to set up census takers where the Jews would be, rather than force a population to where you want them to be. Bethlehem is just a little south of Jerusalem, and Jospeh picked there because he had family there. Once at his family's house, he then stayed in a sukka for the celebration.

Luke wasn't a natural born Jew but a convert. So when he wrote the account of Yeshua's birth, it was written without knowledge of the Jewish holy days and assumed it was due to Roman census decree.

4) Luke reports that the angel Garbriel went to Galilee in the sixth month. Here is the biggest misunderstanding. Its not June, the sixth month of the Gregorian calendar that we use today. They were using the Hebrew calendar, meaning it was the month of Elul, which lands about August on the Gregorian calendar. By using the Hebrew calendar we can track when Yeshua was born.

According to Luke, Gabriel visited Mary in the sixth month of the year. He also states that Mary's cousin Elizabeth was at that time six months pregnant. Using the Gregorian calendar, one would assume it was June and Elizebeth concieved in January and would give birth sometime in September. But the problem is the Jews used the Hebrew calendar. So it was actually the month of Elul, about August time. Which means Elizabeth concieved in the month of Nissan, about March. And would give birth in the month of Kislev, about November time.

But Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months (Luke 1:56), which means she was there for John's birth and didn't head home until the month of Kislev.

The Hebrew months, in order, are: 1 Nisan, 2 Iyar, 3 Sivan, 4 Tammuz, 5 Av, 6 Elul, 7 Tishrei, 8 Heshvan, 9 Kislev, 10 Tevet, 11 Shevat, 12 Adar.

Since Mary was a Torah-observant Jew, she would obey the commandments about women separating themselves sexually from their husbands during their periods (Lev 15:19-24), coupled with travel time back home, the month of Tevet would have been clear, leaving only the month of Shevat to be the month when she concieved. Count nine months later, Yeshua was born in the month of Tishrei, during which the holy days of Sukkot is celebrated.

Answer 6

jesus was probably not born on December 25th. Some speculate that it may have been fall or spring when he was born.

Answer 7

no, he was born at another time

Answer 8

Historians don't even know what YEAR that Jesus dude was born.

Answer 9

No. Probably in the spring. That is when shepards are in the fields.

Answer 10

well the people said that because is the nearest date. but its not sure.