I dont really understand why people try so hard to figure out or argue about the date Christ was born. If it was important and God wanted us to know the date he would have revealed it in his word.
Just think how much time and energy is wasted on this subject when everyone could be speaking of things that have an impact on our salvation.
The article is just simply mentioning the fact that Bethlehem is not so cold in December that shepherds don’t guard the sheep.
I thought about it because I often check temperatures in places my family live back east, or here to see what the temp might be on a certain day.
It occurred to me when I saw someone once again make this argument and so I looked up the temp in Bethlehem and saw on that day it was 55. I live in phoenix and the temps here are said to be like over there and I also thought gee, if sheep all are outside without a shepherd what kind of minding the flock is that and looked it up on the net.
People will want to know the truth of the historical events of every kind. I don’t understand someone arguing they should not be curious. There is nothing wrong with getting to the bottom of something.
I don’t even think the whole shepherd thing is much evidence regarding Christmas, whether it’s the real date or not. It’s not a big factor. But to realize this idea that shepherds aren’t out there when they are is false. That needs to be pointed out. To know the truth of something is a valid concern. To not seek truth is to be content in blindness.
I see this idea that there were no shepherds in the field cause it was too cold therefore Jesus could not be born in December every year. It’s wrong. There were. But it does not mean he was born in December, it just means that whole thing about no shepherds out there because ‘too cold’ needs to be shelved.