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To: WayneS

You need to read more carefully. I stated OPENLY that I could not PROVE that December 25th was the precise date. However, I think I made a strong case that it is, based on Scripture and history. The article gave evidence.

Others, who responded with “no” and “probably not” should not be offended that I ask if they have evidence.

“No” is not a very compelling argument.


50 posted on 12/18/2008 7:05:59 AM PST by SonlitKnight
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To: SonlitKnight

The same basic evidence you offered could be used to support virtually ANY particular date in “late December”, since “late December” is the most specific range you yourself were willing to use to make your primary arguments.

Further, when certain groups decided that Christ was born on the “25th of the month”, weren’t they using the Julian Calendar? The Gregorian calendar we use today (and which Europe has used since the 1500s) is +/- 14 days off from the Julian (or at any rate it was that far off at the time of the Russian revolution - it may very well be even further out now, since the two calendars differ in their approaches to leap years). You don’t seem to have taken that into accoun in any of your arguments.


66 posted on 12/18/2008 8:09:45 AM PST by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)
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