lets say this year on 25/12/07 it s 2007 years since the birth of christ . Ok how soes that figure if before the romans there were only 10 months (now 12 julius (july) augustus(august) so surely its not the true age of jesus?? Forgive me if im wrong?
2007-08-24 13:32:53 · 15 answers · asked by GARRY G 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2007-08-24 13:39:26 · answer #1 · answered by Gem 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're right about the fact that the calendar we use today is not the same calendar in use in Roman times. But that's not the main problem. The main problem is that there is no way of knowing exactly what day Jesus was born on. The Bible doesn't specify a date. December 25 was chosen in late Roman times because of various factors, including the fact that it coincided with a major pagan festival. Supposedly the Christians thought this would make it easier for them to celebrate their festival, and not be noticed by the authorities.
But there's more to it than that: Even the year is uncertain. Our current system, in which we count from the year 1 A.D. (anno domini), was devised in the middle ages by a monk who seems to have gotten it wrong. All indications are that Jesus was probably born around 4 B.C. or maybe a little later.
2007-08-24 20:44:26 · answer #2 · answered by Dig 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was actually born after the Julian (12 month) calendar was implemented. But, It still wasn't accurate and had to be corrected regularly. Then the Gregorian Calendar was implemented 1500 years later. So that changed things.
The U.S. also skipped a week or so a few hundred years ago, so even George Washington's birthday isn't celebrated on the correct day!
I've linked below, but I've also read this info in several books that seemed to be well researched.
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Then there's the realization that if you take the Bible even as a semi-reliable source, then you'll have to conclude that Jesus wasn't born anywhere near December 25 (winter solstice).
2007-08-24 21:21:07 · answer #3 · answered by silverlock1974 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe His birth into this Planet Earth,was on the Day of Atonement late Sept,this yr it falls on Sept 22; Also according to History by Josephius , the Herod that had all Jewish Males 2 yrs old and under in Bethlehem Murdered,Died in 4 B. C.That would tell me it is now 2012 A.D. The last sentence ,hey There are a lot of People that can be wrong about the Date, Including Me;
We are not talking Billions of Years,That leaves a Margin of Error,few Million;
2007-08-24 20:54:03 · answer #4 · answered by section hand 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Top of the class, this is in fact correct. First, he was born about mid-year, as the shepherds were tending their flocks, and in winter, they would be stored warm. Also, the AD calender started more like when Jesus was like 3 or something. You need to understand, that just cause 2 months were missing, doesn't mean they didn't have the same number of days in them. Like, take those two out, and add 61/10, so like 6 days to each month, this misses a day, and all they'd need to do is tack it onto one of the moths.
2007-08-24 21:02:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no scriptural support for Christ's birth in December. You are right about the ancient Roman Calendar was not very good. The Hebrew calendar was more accurate but I there is still some controversy as to the year of birth.
2007-08-24 21:16:08 · answer #6 · answered by IC 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, Jesus was born in June -- the birth is celebrated in December because the early Christians used that to replace the pagan holidays already in exisitance (same with Easter).
2007-08-24 20:43:20 · answer #7 · answered by Terri 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
........... what? I can't understand a word you just said. There are no periods, or capital letters or punctuation of any kind, and you're using internet shorthand instead of regular english. What in the world did you just say? When you retype it in a way than can be read, I'll be more than happy to answer but right now, I have no idea what you said.
Does it matter when a minor prophet was born?
2007-08-28 19:58:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The biryhday is vcelibrated then as a conversion of a pagan celibration which had many of the things of the Christian faith goodwill etc.
I stand open to correction .
2007-08-26 16:42:31 · answer #9 · answered by Scouse 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christ was actually born in the spring time, because that's when the shepherds would take their sheep out to the fields, according to scholars. They believe it was around April - June in 1 AD. My personal belief is April 6th, 1 AD (according to modern day revelations to prophets).
2007-08-24 20:52:24 · answer #10 · answered by Dug 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No your correct! As a matter of fact thats not his actual birthday the chatolics stole that date from the pagins!
2007-08-24 20:44:50 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋