Posted on 12/24/2021 9:09:06 PM PST by Beowulf9
Whenever discussions are started about the December 25 date used to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus, this subject typically comes up. Some will say, "It is too cold in December for the shepherds to be tending their flocks!" Some make this claim their continuing effort to discredit and mock anything associated with Christ and Christmas. Some actually believe that it must be true because December is winter and they have not looked into the subject.
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And what was the low in the mountains?
My understanding, he was born in the beginning of the fall
Shepherds tend their flock no matter the temperature and no matter the weather. That’s why shepherd’s huts used to dot the landscape in areas where sheep were herded. Sheep have heavy wool to protect them from the weather, but the shepherd usually bedded down in a small cabin. Those huts were either built on the edge of each grazing field, or they were on wheels and moved from field to field. The hut not only kept the shepherd out of the elements but it is also where medicine for the animals was stored. A sick or injured animal would often sleep in the hut with the shepherd.
So, that is not even a real argument.
A friend of mine leads pilgrimages to Bethlehem at Christmastime. He says there are always shepherds and their sheep in the fields at that time. That’s why they have thick wool. And there’s lots of caves around to shelter the sheep in too, if need be.
A committed skeptic can always scrounge up one excuse or another. Often, they fight hardest just before finally surrendering.
Agreed. Shepherds are out in all kinds of weather. Beyond that, it was when the world climate was in the Roman Warm Period, even warmer than it is now with “Global Warming.”
Yeh. Like you would never get the job unless you did it 24/7/365.
Yep.
Most likely they would have had shelter due to rainy season rather than to low temps.
These days, temps can get down to 30s in rural hills. Not comfy with rain.
The Bible does not reveal the date or month of Christ birth.
Nothing wrong with remembering Christ on any day, but telling people that he was born on December 25th is a lie.
yeah, because as everyone knows, all outdoor works stops when the temp drops below 80f- (Bzzzt- today- 12 degrees- carpenters were outside building several buildings in town- road crews were out working, loggers out working, farmer out working- on and on it goes- work doesn’t cease because it gets cold out!)
I mean, sheeps gotta go to the bathroom…and without shepherds to watch out for them wolves like to drop by.
So the sheep are supposed to fend for themselves ???
Don’t know about the shepherds in the field but to send the population on the road in winter time so they can pay their tax seems don’t seem right.
The article is pointing out it is a myth.
I know but people do put forward that same myth as though it were a real consideration ...
And that...is an absolute.
It was during the Roman Warm Period back. Warmer than the medieval period and both were warmer than todays temps.
Nice try but BS.
What are you talking about ? If it was warmer then the shepherds definitely would be out in the fields. That’s the whole point. That the shepherds were out in the fields.
Nothing wrong with an absolute if it is true. Does the Bible reavel the date or month of Christ birth? If the answer is no then telling people that he was born on December 25th is a lie. Lying is a sin and telling people a lie about God’s word can do a lot of damage.
If one wants to remember Christ or his birth on December 25th that is fine it is always good to remember Christ but there is no good to come from telling a lie.
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