Yeah, I know its a hard thing to grasp but I have heard of it. Dont look at me like some kind of idiot for asking a legitimate question. I have heard people say they know the true date of Jesus's birthday and they tribute it to their philosophy class. I was just wondering if anyone had heard that too.
2007-06-21 20:15:16 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
This used to be a fairly common topic of discussion - despite what some others tell you.
There were two main reasons for the discussion: 1] historical accuracy, 2] to discredit Christianity by proving that Christmas was moved to replace pagan winter rites.
From memory, I recalled dates in September or March/April being the most common. Wikipedia has a thorough discussion of possible dates (did you look there first?).
2007-06-22 00:44:16 · answer #1 · answered by xxpat 1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never heard of such! I'm not a very religious person, (as far as claiming to be a certain religion). I have studied the Bible, and as far as I know to be true. Jesus wasn't born in December, the sheep Herder were attending their flock. December would have been to cold. From what I have been told, someone in the fall. Who really knows? Hope this helped a little.
2007-06-21 21:04:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was probably born about 4 B.C. That's about all anyone can say. 25th December was the feast of Sol Invicta, the Invincible Sun, a Roman festival. Like the other correspondent says, the Christians pinched this date for their own use, as they have done with countless other festivals and deitys re-aligned as saints.
Don't get hung up on Jesus's exact date, he was a decent sort of a bloke no matter when he was born.
2007-06-21 20:29:58 · answer #3 · answered by jackeenjim 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
sorry, I don't kow why a philosophy class would talk about it, other than a spout off of religeon, but yeah, from other sources, (such as chinese astronomers), etc. that it occured about 3 BC, according to the gegorian calendar, but the precise date, I am fuzzy on.
In those Philos classes, they probably simply discussed that Dec. 25 was the date of a large pagan holiday, and that the christians moved Jesus's birthday to correspond with it, as peopel will say they did with all other christian holidays...
sorry I couldn't help with the exact day.
2007-06-21 20:22:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
People claim to know all the time. But technically it's still called "speculation" or an educated GUESS. They'll always be someone, somewhere claiming this or that about Jesus Christ. I celebrate Jesus Christ's LOVE for me everyday. I don't need to know the exact date of his birth. Just that I was BORN AGAIN through Jesus Christ and serve Him forever. That's what counts! :)
2007-06-21 20:18:17 · answer #5 · answered by waawaazzzzat 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ummm, no, but I have heard some people say they know the date of Jesus second coming. The Jehovahs Witnesses claim that he is walking the earth right at this very minute.
2007-06-21 20:20:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've heard that too, but I think it's just fraudulent excitement of idle busy-bodies
2007-06-21 23:03:58 · answer #7 · answered by ari-pup 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://users.aristotle.net/~bhuie/birthday.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nativity_of_Jesus
2007-06-21 20:25:45 · answer #8 · answered by Rosie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋