do you actually believe that jesus is born on christmas?

Answer 1

The Bible isn't specific on dates. What the other answerers have posted is true, however, and most information would point to either a spring time birth, or October. The fact that we celebrate Christmas in December can be dated back to when Christianity was spreading to Pagans, and to help convert, the holiday was blended with the winter solstice, which is celebrated by Pagans. Along with that blend came the Christmas tree, but it was adopted due to its triangular shape which represents the Trinity.

So, no, I do not believe that Jesus was actually born on December 25th.

Answer 2

No. It is a great marketing strategy though, stores make the most money around this time. Jesus was not born anywhere near Xmas, the only reason why it was written this way into the Bible is because most of Christianity was adapted from Paganism (It's a fact, for those who are too in denial about it, go do some research), and Dec 25th in a Pagan religion fell on the Winter Solstice, so it was a way to make up a story in order to have people worship on a day that is actually a Pagan holiday. Also, why do you think that Sunday has been adapted into the main day for going to Church? Because based on Pagan religion people used to worship the sun and it was the most important day of the week to them, hence the term Sunday - (Sun) day.

Answer 3

No, Jesus wasn't born on Christmas. Back when Christianity was still fairly new, it needed converts. There was a popular pagan holiday on the date of current-day Christmas. In order to win over a bunch of pagans, the Christians said Christ was born then and set up their own holiday. It gave new converts a sense of familiarity, because the holidays occurred around the same time.

Answer 4

The thing is, people always think he was born on Christmas. He wasn't. People are just trying to make an educated guess of when he was born. It was a really cold night, so they thought it must of been somewhere around winter. Hope that helps.

Answer 5

Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday that marks the traditional birthdate of Jesus of Nazareth. Christmas combines the celebration of Jesus' birth with various other traditions and customs, many of which were influenced by ancient winter festivals such as Yule[1] and Saturnalia.

In Western Christianity, the Feast of the Nativity it has been traditonally celebrated in the liturgical season of Christmastide as Christmas on 25 December. Few scholars believe this was the date of his birth. Scholars speculate that the date of the celebration was moved by the Roman Catholic Church from January 6, when it was previously celebrated as part of the feast of Theophany, in an attempt to replace the Roman festival of Saturnalia.[35] This date was also nine months after the Festival of Annunciation (March 25). When the Julian Calendar was first put into use (45 BC), December 25 was approximately the date of the solstice. Due to calendar slippage, the solstice now falls on December 21 or 22. The theory that December 25 was the birthdate of Jesus was popularized by Sextus Julius Africanus in Chronographiai (AD 221).

Both Luke and Matthew wrote that Jesus was born when Herod was king. According to Josephus, Herod died shortly after a lunar eclipse. This is usually identified as the eclipse of March 13, 4 BC. Jesus was born sometime between the first appearance of the Star of Bethlehem and the time the magi arrived in Herod's court. As Herod ordered the execution of boys age 2 and under, the star must have made its first appearance within the previous two years. This line of reasoning yields a date of 6-4 BC for the nativity. (Note that there is no suggestion in the Gospels that Jesus was born on the day the star first appeared.)

One problem with the 6-4 BC date is that there are difficulties with locating a census of Quirinius at that time, a key element in Luke's nativity narrative. There was a census of Roman citizens in 8 BC, but Joseph, Jesus' earthly father, was not a Roman citizen. Quirinius, governor of Iudaea Province, conducted a census in AD 6 or AD 7. But an ordinary census would count people where they lived and would not require anyone to return to his ancestral home. Some modern authors identify Luke's worldwide census with a mass oath taking that occurred in 3-2 BC when Augustus was given the title "father of the nation."[36] As a descendant of David, Joseph might have been selected to take the oath.[37] Tertullian, Origen, Africanus and other early Christian writers date the birth of Jesus as 3-2 BC.[38] Jesus is said to have been "about thirty" when he began his ministry in AD 29,[39] which yields a birth year of 3-2 BC.[40] There were also two lunar eclipses in 1 BC, so it is possible that Herod died at that time.[41] However, coins issued by Herod's successors show that they dated their reigns as beginning in 4 BC.[41]

Answer 6

I believe Jesus was born on Christmas day.....we just happen to celebrate Christmas day on December 25th, not actually the historic date he was born.

Answer 7

Of course not. Even if you did take the Bible literally, it specifically mentions shepherds watching their flocks, which absolutely none of them did in the dead of winter.

The reason that date was chosen by the Church was that Pagans celebrated their own Gods being born on Dec 21-25 and they felt it was only fitting for their new holiday to be the same date so no one would be the wiser.

Answer 8

No. neither is that what the Church teaches. December twenty 5th is only the day chosen for the occasion. Making the transition extra handy for converts has constantly been an incredible capability of the Church. It extremely truthfully amazes me that folk nevertheless levy the cost that Christmas remains a pagan holiday in simple terms because of the fact its predecessor became. I rejoice the delivery of Christ on Christmas, not some pagan gods. It concerns not what the beginning place of the occasion became. you may in basic terms worship pagan gods in the event that they actively attempt to.

Answer 9

the Bible doesn't say when. There is a good song by Apologetix about it although I can't find the lyrics :( it's called December 5 or 6 bc. It's really good. Check it out.

Answer 10

no according to the bible (not quoting because i am not positive) he was born around tax time. i think then tax time came around october then (like i said i could be wrong) so no i dont think he was born on the date which we now celebrate as his birthday.