The answer is given in the Bible, in Luke, supported elsewhere. This is very much a nutshell version, but full details are available in many places. I'll link one or two.
1. Conception of John the Baptist. Zacharias, his father, served in the temple, per a regular schedule, in the month of Sivan. Directly after, he went home and Elizabeth conceived. Luke 1:23-24. (Calendars of service in the temple available many places.)
2. In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, Gabriel appears to Mary, telling her she will have a child. Luke 1:26-36
3. Thus, Yeshua (Jesus) conceived in the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy.
4. For the last three months of Elizabeth's pregnancy, Mary visited her. Mary went home and then John the Baptist was born. Luke 1:56-57.
5. Doing the math. Yeshua's conception was six months after that of John the Baptist. Three months after Yeshua's conception, JB is born. Move six months ahead to the birth of Yeshua in the month Tishri. In that month, we have the Feast of Tabernacles, the one feast that the Old Testament tells us ALL nations will one day celebrate. Any Jewish festival calendar will give you the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) for every year. This year it was the end of September.
6. One interesting side note is that John tells us that it was at the Feast of Tabernacles that Yeshua proclaimed himself. During the Feast. Yeshua stood and declared to His people "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." (John 8:12)
As I said, the links will fill in all the details, verses, calendars, etc.
2007-11-11 03:00:11
·
answer #1
·
answered by cmw 6
·
1⤊
0⤋
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.
2007-11-10 21:27:34
·
answer #2
·
answered by Anonymous
·
1⤊
0⤋
Hogie got it right, the actual year may be off, but the day of the year is a pretty close estimate. It is harder to pin down the year than the time of the year. Just like Yeshua fulfilled the symbolism of the Passover Lamb, He fulfilled, in part, the symbolism of the Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hoshanah) in His first coming. It will be fulfilled fully at His second coming.
2007-11-11 00:19:41
·
answer #3
·
answered by Anonymous
·
0⤊
0⤋
Christmas day December 25Th.
In actuality it is in October because when Christ was born there were only 10 months in the calender year. no July or August, they were added by Julius and Augustus Ceasar emporors of Rome at the time, which is the calender we use today.
2007-11-10 21:30:05
·
answer #4
·
answered by bnyxis 4
·
0⤊
0⤋
His Birthday is celebrated in the Christian religion on December 25th. However, it is believed to be sometime in September. Christians wanted to move it to the same time as the pagan Yule celebration.
2007-11-10 21:20:49
·
answer #5
·
answered by ? 5
·
5⤊
0⤋
It was Tishri 15 a Jewish month this year was September 28 , that date is in the bible in the old testament, it was Feast of Trumpets Year 2nd B.C:E.
If you e mail me I can show you .
2007-11-10 22:22:06
·
answer #6
·
answered by Anonymous
·
0⤊
0⤋
Heaps of gods, sons of gods and various other saviours of mankind were deemed to be born on Dec. 25. Bacchus, Adonis, Krishna, Mithra and of course good ol' Sol himself, the god of the Pagans of antiquity, were all born on the 25th of December. We now refer to these redundant gods as myths, but we must not forget that Christianity is merely the current myth.
2007-11-10 21:50:41
·
answer #7
·
answered by Anonymous
·
0⤊
1⤋
Birthday celebrations are a pagan tradition.
2007-11-10 21:27:21
·
answer #8
·
answered by Anonymous
·
1⤊
0⤋
Salam
September, she ate dates and they never rippen in Dec. By Dec they are all harvested and long gone. So he made a special tree then, and after she gave birth she shook her imagination to refresh herself. Every single person that has known the date tree knows its fruit is the best for pregnant women. Jesus was born in September that is a known fact. Jews changed things on you to lead you astray again the same way they named you christians that is not a given name you choose. But you keep it, how stupid is that!
2007-11-10 21:22:45
·
answer #9
·
answered by Anonymous
·
2⤊
3⤋
He was conceived on or about December 25th. He was born on or about September 29th.
This is documented for you in Luke 1:5. However, if you want the hard work done for you, visit the source below.
2007-11-10 21:23:18
·
answer #10
·
answered by David G 6
·
1⤊
2⤋