Can some one please answer this question for me?

Question

Where in the bible does it state that Jesus Christ Birthday is o Dec 25th because I can't find it. Or is this another man made thing. I love Christ sooooooo much but sometime I think we forget about him and get so caught up in the whole man made religious actvities.

Thank you all so much for your answers. I read the bible but there are still something I yet have to understand and I thought maybe this was one of them.......You have blessed holiday and a happy new year

Answer 1

The date of Jesus birth is not stated in the Bible.

In the Bible it does say that Jesus was born while Herod the Great was still the king of Judah. Herod died in the year 4BC, so Jesus had to have been born sometime before that. Most scholars place the birth of Jesus in either the year 4BC or 6BC because the Bible also says that Cyrenius was governor of Syria at the time. Records found about 20 years ago state that he was in Syria in 6BC, returned to Rome for a time in 5BC, and was back in Syria in 4BC. He then returned to Roman and became a senator in 2BC, returning to Syria for a final time from 10-14AD. So to match the Bible, Jesus had to have been born in either 6 or 4AD.

If you go with the 4AD date, then it is also possible to explain the Christmas "star". As knowledge of astronomy was limited at the time, the word translated "star" in Matthew was applied to more than just stars. It was used for comets, meteors (falling stars), planets, etc. It was also used for what we call constellations today.

In 4BC there was what is called a triple conjunction. That is, three of the planets (Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars) all lined up with each other. In the course of a year, they would enter and leave this formation three times: in March, June and late December.

It appears that the magi (or wise men) would have seen this conjunction in March, and consulted their books. There they would have found the prophecy given by one of the members (Balaam the son of Beor) in Numbers 22-24. (A column that includes this prophecy, inscripts sometime before 900BC, was found recently in Persia). He stated that when the "star" appears, a king would be born in Judah. When the star reappeared in June, they began to travel to Judah (southern Israel).

They arrived in Jerusalem (with the 3,000 soliders who normally traveled with them - which is what panic the city in Matthew 2) and were redirected by Herod to Bethlehem. At the point (late December) the conjuction would have reappeared. Note that Matthew says that after they had talked to Herod, the star reappeared. It all fits with a December, 4BC date. (That type of conjuction would not occur agains for another 490 years).

So the birth of Jesus appears to have happened in late December of 4 AD according to details in the scriptures.

Answer 2

Any record of the date of birth of Yeshua of Nazareth (later known as Jesus Christ) has been lost. There is sufficient evidence in the Gospels to indicate that Yeshua was born in the fall, but this seems to have been unknown to early Christians. By the beginning of the 4th century CE, there was intense interest in choosing a day to celebrate Yeshua's birthday. The western church leaders selected DEC-25 because this was already the date recognized throughout the Roman Empire as the birthday of various Pagan gods.

Answer 3

Yes, it's another man made thing! The bible does not tell us when Jesus was born. Dec 25th was picked by Constantine to united Christians and Pagans to get along, the Pagans celebrated the Winter Solstice on that day.

It is speculated that he was born in October, because the shepherds were still in the fields with their sheep. Also, he died at 33 1/2 years old in the spring. You add six months to Mar/Apr you get Sept/Oct.

If you look it up in the encyclopedia, it will give you the complete history of how Christmas got started and when.

It's Jesus death that is of utmost importance. We do know that date as Nisan 14. Passover. Jesus told us to remember his death at Luke 22:19 "Also, he took a loaf, gave thanks, broke it, and gave it to them, saying: "This means my body, which is to be given in your behalf. Keep doing this in remembrance of me."

Answer 4

Dec 25th was simply the day we choose for remembrance. Jesus was most likley born in the spring. The most common acceptance for why we celebrate on the 25th is because thats the pagan winter solctice... I'm glad that your asking the question though, many Christians are so blind to this fact. God Bless!

Answer 5

The exact date of Christmas was made up by the Catholic church and set then because it coinsided with pagan celebrations and would help people who were recently converting. If I recall correctly, the actual birthdate of the man is thought to have been sometime in March when using a modern calendar.

Answer 6

It was a Pagan festival which Christians claimed as the birth of Jesus to help convert Pagans who wanted to keep their festivals.
I don't know what you mean by 'man made religious activities'. I think you'll find all religious activities are man made.

Answer 7

It doesnt say it in the Bible, it was created to off set a pagan Winter holiday. Noone knows the day of his birth, this is just the holiday we use to celebrate it.

Answer 8

the real birthday is not known. Dec 25 was just selected as being close to winter soltice celebration

Answer 9

I answer first, and if the answering makes me imagine or makes my day, then i am going to megastar. i understand...this is choosy of me, sorry. o.o yet this manner I finally end up pointing my followers and contacts to the *reliable stuff* you already know? ^__^ Or a minimum of i attempt to. yet have a megastar besides only for being affected human being and documents. ^_^

Answer 10

STAY FOCUSED ON CHRIST!!

And NOT what may be coming in the news or the media--taking away the word Christmas stuff.

God is STILL GOD. He MADE the DAYS and the TREES( those CHRISTMAS trees).

He is STILL in control. KEEP your focus on how to serve God and let Him handle all the capooey.