Was Jesus born on Dec 25th? When was he really born? Was it even in the winter?

Question

Me and my brother are fighting about it and need an answer.

Thanks.

Answer 1

No, the celebration of his birth was placed on the 25th of december to coincide witht he roman celebration of starunalia. It is belkieved that he was born in the winter in israel which would be june or july.

Answer 2

He was certainly not born on December 25. This date was 'adjusted' to coincide with pagan winter festivals and thus win new converts to Christianity.

He was probably born in September, since the shepherds were still in the fields with their flocks. This is really the only month that shepherds would have been out with them WHILE the star of Bethlehem was visible. Astronomers have determined that the star of Bethlehem was actually a supernova, and according to their calculations, would have been visible in late September and early October.

So yes, it was close to the winter. It depends on whether you consider September 'winter'. Scientifically the first day of winter is December 22, the winter solstice, so technically it was not.

Oh, yes, if you really want to get technical about this ... they would NOT have been going to Bethlehem because of any Roman tax or census at that time. More likely for a festival, and some Bible scholars don't even think he was born in Bethlehem anyway. Plus, King Herod, the crazy king who supposedly wanted to kill all the Jewish male babies? Yeah. He DIED several years before Jesus was supposedly born. So that even makes you question what YEAR he was born, which might throw off how old he was when he DIED, and perhaps whether he ever lived at all. At the very least it makes you ask what else in the Bible is inaccurate.

But Merry Christmas anyway.

Answer 3

He wasn't born in the winter. Sheperds were not out at that time of year and roman tax season was in the spring sometime. He may not have lived at all. Herod did some paranoid things but there is no record of him killing male children that age, even by his critics.
The pagans were celebrating the birth of the sun god Lugh (sounds like Lucifer) at that time and most think the holiday was recyled as a conversion tactic.

Answer 4

I don't think it has been established for certain exactly when Jesus was born. But most scholars would say that He was not born on December 25th and that most, if not all, Christian holidays were assigned specific days in the ancient world based on pagan holidays. Check your history books, especially around the time of Constantine.

Answer 5

Traditional Catholics believe that it was on December 25th. Traditional Greek Orthodox believe it was January 6th. Some Christian religions believe December 25th was chosen to quash the worship of pagan gods that were worshiped on that date and put the emphasis on the Christian God. I have heard a lot of differing dates and times of Jesus' actual birthday. So, I guess the actual birth of Jesus is up for grabs. If you and your brother want to see the differing opinions, type Christ's Birthday in your search engine and see what comes up. There are lots of web sites giving their opinions and beliefs.

Answer 6

No. If you look at the 'clues' leading up to his birth, it couldn't be December. The clues are the that they were on the way to Bethlehem to pay their taxes which was always done after the harvest, because the taxes were based on the bounty of the harvest. Also, the star that the wise men were following, is placed in that location in the sky (according to astrologists) in Sept or Oct.

Answer 7

the bible is not clear on his birth date.

and history does not have a record of him.

but from what we have in the bible the timeframe points to late september to early october.

first off the shepards were in the fields with their flocks when they saw the star of bethlehem.
this would point to either early spring to late fall.

however we do know that he died in April. and that he was 33 and 1/2 years old at the time.

go back 6 months from April, and you have mid to late september to eraly october.

this also points to a jewish holiday which would explain why Bethlehem was so crowded that they could not even get floor space in an inn.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

I have read that he is generally accepted to have been born in March, and of course he was born in Bethlehem, therefore it would have been spring, would it not?

Answer 10

Does it really matter when he was born, just that he was born?