What Day Was Jesus Born On?
By Amanda Baker Dec. 25, 2004 Merry Christmas Useless-knowledge! Tis the season to be merry…the christian savior is born? Surfing the web I found an alerting thing, Jesus might not have been born on December 25th. According to: http://www.carm.org/questions/christmas.htm “What Day Was Jesus Really Born On?” No one knows for sure what month, not to mention which day, that Jesus was born on. Various theories have been raised that put Jesus’ birth in April, October, and September. But no one knows for sure. Additionally, our calendar is inaccurate. It set about 4 years too late. This is known by comparing the biblical accounts of gospels and the extrabiblical records known about Quirinius, the governor of Syria (Luke 2:2) and Herod the Great (Matt. 2:19) who died in 4 B.C. in the year of Jesus’ birth. Humorously, that would make Jesus, born in 4 B.C. ” I did know that most of the Christmas trappings were of a pagan orgin. I didn’t know that I was celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ on
