Was Jesus Born on Christmas Day?

Tim Staples' Blog ^ | December 27, 2013 | Tim Staples

[GonzoII]

We're still in the Christmas season...

[Luircin]

I’m... not sure why it matters...

[xzins]

If we call the day Jesus was born “Christmas Day”, then, yes, He was born on Christmas Day.

That aside, the information in your article is compelling, especially that the celebration of Sol Invictus didn’t really happen until far later in the Roman Empire.

[exPBRrat]

‘In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin...’Luke 1; 26-

[moose07]

Isn't the 6th month February?
So this pushes the date to Early December. ?

[Venturer]

What difference does it make. Was Jesus born, Was he the third person of the Holy Trinity?

The answer is Yes.

[BipolarBob]

More drivel. Because Dec.25 is so close to winter soltice, the connection is pretty obvious. The author dismissed Mithras and Sol Invictus without anything to replace it so . . . ta da! Christmas must be Jesus' Birthday. No debate team award for him. There is NO evidence for Dec. 25 being anything special as far as religion or Bible is concerned.

[verga]

Was he the third person of the Holy Trinity?

He is the second person of the trinity, The Holy Spirit is the third.

[miss marmelstein]

I saw a tree in the gutter on 12/26! The jerk probably put it up on Thanksgiving Day.

[trebb]

Why cloud the real message (He is risen!) with all the constructs and essays which have nothing of importance?

He was born, allowed Himself to be killed by sinners that sinners need not perish, and rose again from the dead to fulfill the prophesy/promise of Grace. Some of these "essays" are useless diversions that do not add to the message/truth.

[unread]

"In the sixth month, God sent the angel."

It seems I read somewhere that after the birth of Christ two months were added to the calender. July and August..???

[TalBlack]

Purely anecdotal but: Doing work in both Christian and Jewish cemeteries I have noticed that far more Jews have a 12/25 birthday than Christians. In a Christian cemetery it is rare enough to be surprising. My own birthdate I have seen many more times in Christian cemeteries than I have seen 12/25.

[T. P. Pole]

While I really don't have a dog in this fight (to me the important part is that He came to the earth, not when He did), there are some odd things in this article.

and 35.1956 degrees longitude - why does this matter? And four digit precision. Is the weather that much different at 35.1967 (what's that - 15 feet away at that longitude)?

It is not clear why January 6 became the date to celebrate Christmas in some Eastern churches. - really? Never heard of the changes made to the modern calendar?

The bit about the creation on the vernal equinox is odd too, considering the source.

Also, while the vernal equinox was considered to be on March 25th by Julius Caesar, the old style calendar caused the date to shift (there's that pesky calendar again), and with the adaptation to the Gregorian calendar it is now March 20th when the equinox happens. Which, by this logic, would mean we should celebrate Christmas on Dec 20th!

Anyways, thanks for the entertaining article.

[Errant]

Truth and Tradition - Part 1 of 2 - By Michael Rood

Truth and Tradition - Part 2 of 2 - By Michael Rood

[Oratam]

It's sad that families have embraced the retailers Christmas calender. By December 25th not only is the tree a 6 foot pile of tinder but we're suffering from "Christmas Fatigue."

We're an anticipatory culture where we invest all our energy in the build-up to an event and have none to spend on the event itself.

[Slyfox]

According to Anne Catherine Emmerich Jesus was born on November 25th in either 4 or 6 BC.

[csmusaret]

Is not was?

[ops33]

It doesn’t matter what was the actual date that Jesus was born. What does matter, and what I celebrate at Christmas, is His Birth.
Thank you, Lord.

[Salvation]

A great post with lots of proof. Thank you so much.

[GonzoII]

You’re welcome and Merry Christmas!