whilst sat listening to my radio. the presenter was rambling on about christmas, when he said, did you know jesus was born in march and not december. so i put it to you, as i'm well and truly done and well over it.
2006-12-15 00:18:23 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think the established approximate date of birth for Jesus is roughly September (although there is some argument as to whether September in the old Jewish calader equals July in the modern calendar)
check out these sites, some written by men of the cloth, some not.
http://www.antelope-ebooks.com/RELIGIOUS/Jesus/whenjesusborn.html
http://cgg.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Library.sr/CT/ARTB/k/568/When-Was-Jesus-Born.htm
http://www.angelfire.com/pop2/celes/Born.html
http://www.revneal.org/Writings/jesusbirth.htm
http://www.ucgstp.org/lit/booklets/JC/prophecy_jesusborn.htm
http://www.ucg.org/booklets/JC/prophecy_jesusborn.htm
http://users.aristotle.net/~bhuie/birthday.htm
2006-12-15 00:27:41 · answer #1 · answered by pixiefeet@btinternet.com 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The nativity accounts in Matthew and Luke do not mention a date or time of year for the birth of Jesus. In Western Christianity, it has been traditionally celebrated in the liturgical season of Christmastide as Christmas on 25 December, a date that can be traced as early as 330 among Roman Christians. Before then, and still today in Eastern Christianity, Jesus' birth was generally celebrated on January 6 as part of the feast of Theophany,[8] also known as Epiphany, which commemorated not only Jesus' birth but also his baptism by John in the Jordan River and possibly additional events in Jesus' life. Some scholars note that the event described in Luke of the shepherds' activities suggest a spring or summer date for Jesus' birth.[9] Scholars speculate that the date of the celebration was moved by the Roman Catholic Church in an attempt to replace the Roman festival of Saturnalia (or more specifically, the birthday of the pagan god Sol Invictus).[8]
In the 248th year during the Diocletian Era (based on Diocletian's ascension to the Roman throne), Dionysius Exiguus attempted to pinpoint the number of years since Jesus' birth, arriving at a figure of 753 years after the founding of Rome. Dionysius then set Jesus' birth as being December 25 1 ACN (for "Ante Christum Natum", or "before Christ (was) born"), and assigned AD 1 to the following year — thereby establishing the system of numbering years from the birth of Jesus: Anno Domini (which translates as "in the year of the Lord"). This system made the then current year 532, and almost two centuries later it won acceptance and became the established calendar in Western civilization due to its further championing by the Venerable Bede.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_Christ#Chronology
2006-12-15 08:22:30 · answer #2 · answered by Judy the Wench 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Nowadays, who truly knows. There has been tampering with religious history all through the ages, and that the birthday coincides with the Pagan winter soltice aswell as many other theories. I know from living in Egypt aswell that the Christians here celebrate his birthday at around the 7th January rather than 25th December.
2006-12-15 08:21:08 · answer #3 · answered by Omar Z 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christmas is a celebration of the birth of christ. It is like a memorial service to remember that God loved us so much that he sent his son to provide a way to be redeemed out of sin. I think it is simple minded not to realize that. Look at a lot of our holiday's. They are the day we celebrate things not necessarily the day it happened. What does it matter anyway. If someone didn't tell you when your birthday was and you just started celebrating it would it really matter. Just enjoy the holiday. And remember Jesus was not only a prophet but he son of God and was God on earth.
2006-12-15 08:24:02 · answer #4 · answered by bicentennialbuck 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Merry Christmas
2006-12-15 08:28:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Christ was not born in December but he was born under the sign of the Lamb in the month of Abib (April). 25 December was rather a pagan mass day that was taken and switched to commemorate the birth of Christ, not by the early church but pagans who came into the church and brought about much discord that led to the persecution of true christians who were labelled heretics
2006-12-15 08:34:33 · answer #6 · answered by Gre2000 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
apparently true but nobody will ever know for sure. Early christians picked a day to celebrate it, does it matter if its not the exact day? is saint georges day his birthday/day he slayed a dragon?? Christians celebrate jesus's life at christmas and i'm pretty sure that, that can be done anyday of the year.
2006-12-15 08:25:12 · answer #7 · answered by keeky.c 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No one knows when Yeshu ben Yosef was born. The idea of there being a special celestial configuration is a bit of silliness added to the "gospels" long after the death of Jesus.
2006-12-15 08:22:06 · answer #8 · answered by Sweetchild Danielle 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If Jesus was crucified in Feburary / March, count back 6 months.
If Jesus was crucified in March / April, count back 6 months.
Jesus did not give his date of birth, none of the bible people did. None celebrate them selves before the face of God.
2006-12-15 08:24:30 · answer #9 · answered by jeni 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
im not sure he was born in march but yes the date of christmas isnt the date of christ the lords actual birth thats just whene we celebrate it
2006-12-15 08:20:56 · answer #10 · answered by bballboyrocks 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋