When was Jesus born?

Answer 1

The Urantia Book contains among its treasures a 750+ page history of the life and teachings of Jesus. It covers his entire life, from birth until death. Here is an excerpt which shows Jesus' actual birth date.


122:8.1 All that night Mary was restless so that neither of them slept much. By the break of day the pangs of childbirth were well in evidence, and at noon, August 21, 7 B.C., with the help and kind ministrations of women fellow travelers, Mary was delivered of a male child. Jesus of Nazareth was born into the world, was wrapped in the clothes which Mary had brought along for such a possible contingency, and laid in a near-by manger.

122:8.2 In just the same manner as all babies before that day and since have come into the world, the promised child was born; and on the eighth day, according to the Jewish practice, he was circumcised and formally named Joshua (Jesus).

Answer 2

Luke tells us that Elizabeth was six months pregnant when the angel Gabriel visited Mary. The beginning of Elizabeth's sixth month would have been the celebration of the Jewish feast of Hanukkah, which occurs in December of our modern calendar. Hanukkah (Chanukkah) is known as the "Feast of the Dedication" (John 10:22) because it is connected with the dedication of the second Jewish temple and the rededication of the temple after the Maccabean revolt. Mary was being dedicated for a purpose of enormous magnitude: God's presence in an earthly temple, i.e. a human body (John 2:18-21).
If Mary did conceive on Hanukkah, John the Baptist would have been born three months later at Passover. And assuming a normal pregnancy of 285 days, Jesus would have been born on the 15th day of the Jewish month of Tishri (September 29 by modern reckoning). This is significant because it is the first day of the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot). It is a high day, a special Sabbath, a time of great rejoicing. Nothing is absolutely certain, because we are dealing with implications and assumptions, but a good guess from the Scriptures and history is September 29, 5 B.C.

Answer 3

It's impossible to know exactly which day of the year Jesus would have been born on. It is not recorded in any known texts. People assume it is December 25th because that is when we celebrate Christmas.. this is an erroneous claim. The reason we celebrate Christmas on December 25th is because it is an adaptation of the Pagan festival of Yule. In fact, many of the symbols of Christmas were borrowed from the Pagan tradition (Christmas tree, yule log, and others).

All we know about Jesus' birth is that it occurred sometime within 4BCE and 4CE. Anything else that is claimed otherwise cannot be historically attested and is therefore conjecture.

Answer 4

No one knows the exact date of Christ's birth, but most Christians observe Christmas on December 25. The Bible scholars say Jesus was born in March or April.


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Answer 5

There is no way to tell, since the accounts of the gospels conflict.
Matthew says jesus was born during the reign of King Herod, who died in 4 BC -- so according to Matthew, it had to be before 4BC.

However, Luke says a Roman census was being conducted at the time of jesus' birth, which was why Joseph and Mary were in Bethlehem in the first place (to enroll and be counted in the census). The census was conducted by the Roman governor of the province of Syria, Quirinius. This census was conducted in 7 AD, 11 years after the death of Herod.

Both bible "facts" can't be true, since they're seperated by 11 years. So either one is correct and the other one wrong, or they're both wrong.

Additionally, Luke also ties jesus' 30th year to the 15th year of the reign of Tiberius Ceasar in Rome -- Tiberius' 15th year was 28 AD. Subtract 30 years, and you get 2 BC (yes, there was a "0" AD year), yet another conflicting date.

Which one is right? All of them? None of them? There's not enough evidence to say -- but they can't possibly ALL be correct, at least two of them MUST be incorrect. So much for biblical infallibility. :)

Answer 6

Due to the position of the stars and planets (which were used at the time to predict miracles and great events) the most recent research that I have read estimates April 15th, 7 B.C. The bible says he was born in the manger with the baby animals which suggests spring. The wise men said a star was born which was probably the a planet coming into view from behind the moon. The church used Dec 25th because it was a large pagan holiday and hoped to ease the transition to christianity by making it the primary Christian holiday.

Answer 7

Not on December 25. December 25 was originally the date of a pagan holiday. Jesus' real birthday is still a debate amongst scholars.

Answer 8

Using the Biblical descriptions of season stars etc Jesus was NOT born in Dec he was born sometime in the Spring march or April. It was The Vatican that came up with Dec 25th date. I do not recall reasoning but they used no evidence they just pulled out a date they liked! The historical facts place Jesus birth in spring time. These "facts" are descriptions in Bible itself of surroundings weather stars etc.

Answer 9

They say that jesus was actually born 7 years earlier then previously thought. Nobody knows the exact date though.

Answer 10

No one knows for sure. At least one group of scholars have pinned a date when there was a Census in Bethlehem and it was around 4 or 6 AD, probably in the spring. At that time everyone living in Palestine had to come, register and pay a tax.

It definately was NOT December 25, 1 AD. There was NO census in that year, hence they would not be in Bethlehem to be counted or pay a tax. Also there would not be shepards in the fields. At mightnight in the desert it's like 5 degrees and windy.