It's not known for sure. But the sceptics who insist that he was NOT born on December 25 can't really prove that any more than one can prove that he was. The exact date isn't a matter of faith.
The date of the Crucifixion can be established, because it was on a Friday, the day before the Passover and the Sabbath, according to the gospel accounts.
...........................The date of the Crucifixion can be established, because it was on a Friday, the day before the Passover and the Sabbath, according to the gospel accounts.
10 posted on 12/26/2003 2:53:21 PM MST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
Perhaps not !
see Messiah in Passover
NAsbU John 2:19 Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."
a bondslave to the Christ
chuck