Have we arived yet at an estimated date of Christ's birth?

Question

I'm with 4th, 5th, or 6th. century possibly in March or April.

Answer 1

The New Testament gives no date or year for Jesus’ birth. The earliest gospel – St. Mark’s, written about 65 CE – begins with the baptism of an adult Jesus. This suggests that the earliest Christians lacked interest in or knowledge of Jesus’ birthdate.

The year of Jesus birth was determined by Dionysius Exiguus, a Scythian monk, “abbot of a Roman monastery. His calculation went as follows:

a. In the Roman, pre-Christian era, years were counted from ab urbe condita (“the founding of the City” [Rome]). Thus 1 AUC signifies the year Rome was founded, 5 AUC signifies the 5th year of Rome’s reign, etc.

b. Dionysius received a tradition that the Roman emperor Augustus reigned 43 years, and was followed by the emperor Tiberius.

c. Luke 3:1,23 indicates that when Jesus turned 30 years old, it was the 15th year of Tiberius reign.

d. If Jesus was 30 years old in Tiberius’ reign, then he lived 15 years under Augustus (placing Jesus birth in Augustus’ 28th year of reign).

e. Augustus took power in 727 AUC. Therefore, Dionysius put Jesus birth in 754 AUC.

f. However, Luke 1:5 places Jesus’ birth in the days of Herod, and Herod died in 750 AUC – four years before the year in which Dionysius places Jesus birth.

Joseph A. Fitzmyer – Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies at the Catholic University of America, member of the Pontifical Biblical Commission, and former president of the Catholic Biblical Association – writing in the Catholic Church’s official commentary on the New Testament[1], writes about the date of Jesus’ birth, “Though the year [of Jesus birth is not reckoned with certainty, the birth did not occur in AD 1. The Christian era, supposed to have its starting point in the year of Jesus birth, is based on a miscalculation introduced ca. 533 by Dionysius Exiguus.”

E. The DePascha Computus, an anonymous document believed to have been written in North Africa around 243 CE, placed Jesus birth on March 28. Clement, a bishop of Alexandria (d. ca. 215 CE), thought Jesus was born on November 18. Based on historical records, Fitzmyer guesses that Jesus birth occurred on September 11, 3 BCE.

Answer 2

I think you mean 4, 5,or 6 B.C. Christianity was already the established religion of Rome by the mid 4th century. I saw a very persuasive argument in a documentary on the History Channel, which I'm sure will be shown again sometime soon, given the season. In that, it was shown that the only time mentioned in the Bible regarding Christ's birth was that it happened while shepherds were watching their flocks by night. They do this even now in the Middle East, but not in December--it's too cold then. They do it in April, May, and June. The person who created the calendar misfigured, and did not take into account any zero year, so it was probably NOT in 1 A.D. that he was born.

The earliest pictures of the three wise men show them with hats that were only worn by the Persians, who were great astronomers. A computer simulation has shown that in late May, 5 B.C., Jupiter, which they considered the king star, appeared in the constellation they associated with the Jews. They could have interpreted this to mean that there was a new king of the Jews at this time, prompting them to travel to Jerusalem. This would set the date of Christ's birth at approximately late May, 5 B.C., which would fit within the perameters of the Bible--the right emporer of Rome, the right king of Judeah, and the right time of year.

Answer 3

The date as I read it is between 4 and 7 years BC - and he was born around April (we think) it turns out that when they were estimating the year they missed 4 years of one of the emperor's rule so he was born at least FOUR years before the believed date. In fact one sect celebrated his 2000th birthday on the 17th of April 1995.

The 25th of December was a pagan holiday of the 'return of the invincible sun'.

Answer 4

the perfect archives is unknown via fact His beginning grow to be stored a secret for obvious motives. plenty information factors to the fifteenth of Tishri or Succot - the 1st day of the the ceremonial dinner of Tabernacles. this could element to previous due September / early October interior the Gregorian Calendar. the maximum recent Jesus might have been born grow to be 4 BC via fact King Herod died in 2 BC. December 25 is properly referred to as "Christ's Mass" by using the Roman Catholic Church who, under Constantine, merged Christianity with the Roman pagan way of existence on the time. December 25 grow to be the birthday of the God of Agriculture, Saturn. subsequently, why it is stated as the ceremonial dinner of Saturnalia. All Christmas traditions - presents, wood, mistletoe, and so on. are of pagan foundation and have no longer something to do with Christianity. Easter is likewise of pagan foundation - the ceremonial dinner of Oestre or Ishtar - the Roman intercourse Goddess.

Answer 5

Not 25 December. Apart from the mysterious coincidence of Saturnalia, it is highly unlikely that shepherds would be watching their flocks by night in the middle of winter.

Answer 6

simple answer is no. there are many predictions and some are BC (before christ)

have a look at the link i found it quite informative. but all predictions are certain that christ was not born on Christmas day...

Answer 7

He wasn't actually born in the year 0000 it is estimated that Jesus was born in the year 6BC

Answer 8

cinful has taken my source and answered by far in a much more eloquent manner than i would ever hope so check out her answer and go with that


http://www.treasuretrooper.com/203075

Answer 9

What - you mean it wasn't 25th December? Oh my gosh!

Answer 10

I don't think myths have dates of birth?