When was Jesus born?

Question

This will clear up the confusion for you !
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar

Answer 1

About 4 BC.

Cordially,
John
http://www.GodSci.org

Answer 2

Jesus was born somewhere around September or October in the year 2 B.C.E. It was not in the winter as evidenced by not only the shepheards in the fields with their flocks but also by Caesar's decree to the Jews to return to the city of their births for census purposes. This would not have been likely in the dead of winter since the population was already inclined to revolt. The date of December 25 is actually connected to pagan traditions including but not limited to the Roman Saturnalia. (hence hanging up lights)

Answer 3

These books was written by a former atheists, that started out trying to debunk the Christmas Story and religion altogether..

Books: "The First Christmas" by Ralph O. Muncaster also The Case For Easter by Lee Strobel, also a former atheist and another is Evidence For the Defence by Josh MacDowell.

Answer 4

Date of the celebration

M’Clintock and Strong’s Cyclopædia says: “The observance of Christmas is not of divine appointment, nor is it of N[ew] T[estament] origin. The day of Christ’s birth cannot be ascertained from the N[ew] T[estament], or, indeed, from any other source.”—(New York, 1871), Vol. II, p. 276.

Luke 2:8-11 shows that shepherds were in the fields at night at the time of Jesus’ birth. The book Daily Life in the Time of Jesus states: “The flocks . . . passed the winter under cover; and from this alone it may be seen that the traditional date for Christmas, in the winter, is unlikely to be right, since the Gospel says that the shepherds were in the fields.”—(New York, 1962), Henri Daniel-Rops, p. 228.

The Encyclopedia Americana informs us: “The reason for establishing December 25 as Christmas is somewhat obscure, but it is usually held that the day was chosen to correspond to pagan festivals that took place around the time of the winter solstice, when the days begin to lengthen, to celebrate the ‘rebirth of the sun.’ . . . The Roman Saturnalia (a festival dedicated to Saturn, the god of agriculture, and to the renewed power of the sun), also took place at this time, and some Christmas customs are thought to be rooted in this ancient pagan celebration.”—(1977), Vol. 6, p. 666.

The New Catholic Encyclopedia acknowledges: “The date of Christ’s birth is not known. The Gospels indicate neither the day nor the month . . . According to the hypothesis suggested by H. Usener . . . and accepted by most scholars today, the birth of Christ was assigned the date of the winter solstice (December 25 in the Julian calendar, January 6 in the Egyptian), because on this day, as the sun began its return to northern skies, the pagan devotees of Mithra celebrated the dies natalis Solis Invicti (birthday of the invincible sun). On Dec. 25, 274, Aurelian had proclaimed the sun-god principal patron of the empire and dedicated a temple to him in the Campus Martius. Christmas originated at a time when the cult of the sun was particularly strong at Rome.”—(1967), Vol. III, p. 656.

Wise men, or Magi, led by a star

Those Magi were actually astrologers from the east. (Matt. 2:1, 2, NW; NE) Although astrology is popular among many people today, the practice is strongly disapproved in the Bible. (See pages 144, 145, under the main heading “Fate.”) Would God have led to the newborn Jesus persons whose practices He condemned?

Matthew 2:1-16 shows that the star led the astrologers first to King Herod and then to Jesus and that Herod then sought to have Jesus killed. No mention is made that anyone other than the astrologers saw the “star.” After they left, Jehovah’s angel warned Joseph to flee to Egypt to safeguard the child. Was that “star” a sign from God or was it from someone who was seeking to have God’s Son destroyed?

Note that the Bible account does not say that they found the babe Jesus in a manger, as customarily depicted in Christmas art. When the astrologers arrived, Jesus and his parents were living in a house. As to Jesus’ age at that time, remember that, based on what Herod had learned from the astrologers, he decreed that all the boys in the district of Bethlehem two years of age and under were to be destroyed.—Matt. 2:1, 11, 16.

Answer 5

There is a lot of info on that web page so I'm not sure what section you are directing us to.

However, I have heard Jesus was born in April.
I think it would be great if the Christmas holiday was moved to April.

Answer 6

Gennesis (begetting) of our Lord on or about 1st Tebeth December 25
Birth of our Lord on or about 15th Tisri September 29, 2 B.C.

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Answer 7

2006 years ago

Answer 8

so, who wrote that....Mormons and other requisitions question it.....and why is the book of Adam and other scriptures missing from the bible?

Answer 9

on Christmas day

Answer 10

yesterday