Why is the birthdate of Jesus such a mystery?
You would think if Jesus was a fairytale, they would have invented a birthdate.
The bible was written over a 1,900 time period. Do you mean to tell me within that large amount of time.. Nobody could make up a birthdate for Jesus?
Another strong case for the existence of Y'shua.
2007-08-30 02:24:45 · 19 answers · asked by Bad Boy 300 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Not a case at all. Not one birthdate was mentioned in the Bible, so not having one is not proof of anything. That there were many obvious gaps in the life of Jesus is a red flag to me that something is rotten. Why is there no mention of his childhood? Why do the gospels differ so greatly about his birth? You will find out that nothing was written about Jesus for many years after his death...close to 100 years later. None of the gospels were written by the people they were attributed to. It's all revisionist history by his followers who wanted to make him into a God after his death.
Old does not make it true.
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2007-08-30 02:34:53 · answer #1 · answered by AuroraDawn 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
That doesn't prove anything. Santa Claus doesn't have a b-day and he's been around a few hundred yrs.
It's hard for you to prove a lot of things about Jesus since the church destroyed so many of the "untrue" gospels. Guess we'll never know the true stuff, eh?
2007-08-30 02:57:51 · answer #2 · answered by ferrisulf 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was clearly a historical person, in fact, a man who changed history. However, I'm afraid our lack of knowledge about his birth date is not convincing evidence.
In thinking back over mythology, I don't recall any mythological persons with invented birthdays. On the other hand, neither was it common for historical persons from the ancient world to keep close records on birthdays. Apparently, birthdays weren't as important in ancient cultures as they are today.
You are right that December 25 was not Jesus' birthday, but simply a day on which we celebrate "Christ's Mass" and commemorate his birth. In her wisdom, the Church took a pagan celebration and imbued it with Christian meaning.
2007-08-30 05:22:07 · answer #3 · answered by Bruce 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They couldn't just MAKE up a birthdate..Jesus needed to be born on December 25th to fit the Messiah prophecy that had already been full filled by hundreds of others before him including Mithra, Horus and Krishna.
2007-08-30 02:35:30 · answer #4 · answered by All I Hear Is Blah Blah Blah... 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Actually, it's only a contemporary thing to make up birthdays for fictional characters to give them a more realistic personality.
In the olden days, birthdays weren't so important, so why make one up for any fictional character?
Besides, apart from it being stolen from Yule - or winter solstice - everyone knows Jesus' birthday is Christmas. Apart from that, apparently the bible leaves clues to his birthday all over its pages...
2007-08-30 02:32:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If that is what you call a strong case, stay out of law school! (not that they'd allow you in, but there's on-line degrees for lesser minds...)
And by the way, trying to hebraize jebus' name doesn't make you any more credible- it makes you LESS credible as it seems you may affiliate with those fraudulent 'messy-antic's.
2007-08-30 02:31:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
wow you're awsome.
Fictional characters HAVE birthdays? and they did invent a birthdate...that's christmas. Honestly you blow my mind.
They didn't put in a day so that they could combine it with existing celebrations in the pagan world.
2007-08-30 02:36:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
ha ha ha see also Christmas. You stole some other religion's rites, created a whole new myth around it, pretended it had something to do with Jesus, and now you come here parading your ignorance.
Amazing.
2007-08-30 02:43:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
if jesus was a real person dont ya think there would be some type of proof of the miricles he performed?
2007-08-30 02:31:46 · answer #9 · answered by Kruger, Freddy Kruger 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lather, rinse, repeat. Got it.
By the way, I don't doubt the existance of such a person. There are several indicators clearly in favour of that. I doubt that this person was the son of a god.
2007-08-30 02:29:00 · answer #10 · answered by Maria - Godmother II of the AM 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋