[GonzoII]

The first hand contemporary historical knowledge of the NT writers is beyond reproach.

[rightly_dividing]

Bump for later

[nikos1121]

B.C. stands for Before Christ. I assume then that Christ was born in the year 1. A.D. stands for In the Year of Our Lord.

[The Great RJ]

We may never know the year or date of Christ's birth with certainty. The AD designation wasn't adopted until almost 500 years after the time of Christ and our current Gregorian calendar dates from the mid 1500s. There were many errors in formulating the calendar and recording the dates of Easter on which the AD system is based. Our celebration of Christmas in December was likely due to early church fathers wanting to counteract a popular Roman festival of Saturnalia celebrated in December. What is important is the event of Christ's birth not so much the year.

[DaGman]

Cool

[DManA]

Why is every date two dates - 2/3?

[RoadTest]

Here’s another interestinglook at Jesus’ birth. I received this in 2007 from XeniaSt:

Posted by XeniaSt to RoadTest On 12/23/2007 4:18:39 PM PST ·
The question is whether you believe and trust he Holy Word of Elohim in or you trust the traditions of man
Luke 1: Yah’shua’s birth on Sukkot (The Feast Of Tabernacles)
(Sukkot is the Feast of Tabernacles or booths, where we live in temporary shelters.
Sukkot is when YHvH took on a temporary garment to be with His People
and to die as the Lamb of God on Pesach in order to bring salvation to all
who would call on His Name : Yah’shua ( YHvH is become my salvation)).
Sukkot as the date is supported by Elizabeth’s pregnancy of John the Immerser. he time sequence is outlined by the Holy Word of Elohim in Luke 1 with Zacharias.
Zacharias served as a high priest and based on his tribe, we know when he served and when he was struck dumb and when John was conceived.
John would have been born on Pesach. Most Jews believed that Elijah would come at Pesach to announce the coming of the Messiah
Factor in when Miriam visited her cousin Elizabeth; Elizabeth was six months pregnant (Luke 1:26) thus the timing of Yah’shua’s birth can be ascertained.
John(1:14) tells us that Yah’shua was made flesh and tabernacled among us.
Eight days after the beginning of The Feast Of Tabernacles is another Holy Feast Day called Shemini Atzeret.
Eight days after a Jewish male is born he is circumcised.
Nine months back from Sukkot is Chanukah where the light entered the temple.

He was conceived in December at The Feast Of Lights (Hannukah) and born nine months later at The Feast Of Booths or Tabernacles, when He moved into a human tabernacle.

[Verginius Rufus]

Herod the Great died in 4 B.C.