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The date of the birth of Jesus is not stated in the gospels or in any historical sources and the evidence is too incomplete to allow for consistent dating. [1] However, most biblical scholars and ancient historians believe that his birth date is around 4 to 6 BC.
- The Star of Bethlehem
- Winter Christmas
- Star of Bethlehem as Comet
- The Three Magi
- Determining Which Comet
- The Problematic Census
- The Date of Jesus' Birth
There are many puzzling details about the birth of Jesus, including the season, the year, the Star of Bethlehem, and the census of Augustus. Dates for the birth of Jesus often hover around the period from 7-4 B.C., although the birth could be several years later or possibly earlier. The Star of Bethlehem could be the bright celestial phenomenon sho...
By the 4th century, historians and theologians were celebrating a winter Christmas, but it wasn't until 525 that the year of Jesus' birth was fixed. That was when Dionysius Exiguus determined Jesus was born 8 days before a New Year's day in the year 1 A.D. The Gospels provide us with clues that Dionysius Exiguus was wrong.
According to Colin J. Humphreys in "The Star of Bethlehem—a Comet in 5 BC—and the Date of the Birth of Christ," fromQuarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society, Jesus was probably born in 5 B.C., at the time the Chinese recorded a major, new, slow-moving comet—a "sui-hsing," or star with a sweeping tail in the Capricorn region of the sky. T...
The Star of Bethlehem was first mentioned in Matthew 2:1-12, which was likely written around A.D. 80 and was based on earlier sources. Matthew tells of the magicoming from the East in response to the star. The magi, who were not called kings until the 6th century, were probably astronomer/astrologers from Mesopotamia or Persia where, because of a s...
Assuming the Star of Bethlehem was a comet, there were 3 possible years, 12, 5, and 4 B.C. By using the one relevant, fixed date in the Gospels, the 15th year of Tiberius Caesar (A.D. 28/29), at which time Jesus is described as "about 30," 12 B.C. is too early for the date of Jesus' birth since by A.D. 28 he would have been 40. Herod the Great is g...
Humphreys deals with most of the problems associated with the 5 B.C. dating, including one not strictly astronomical. He says the best-known censuses of Augustus occurred in 28 and 8 B.C., and A.D. 14. These were for Roman citizens only. Josephus and Luke 2:2 refer to another census, at which the Jews of the area would have been taxed. This census ...
From all these figures, Humphreys deduces that Jesus was born between March 9 and May 4, 5 B.C. This period has the added virtue of including the year's Passover, a most propitious time for the birth of a Messiah.
Dec 27, 2016 · Most modern theologians insist on a year before 4 BC and as early as 5, 6, or 7 BC – even as early as 12 BC – for the birth of Jesus. This is despite the support of early Christian writers for a birth date after 4 BC. Why the confusion?
Feb 9, 2016 · As Jesus was born in 5 or 6BC (shortly before the death of Herod the Great in 4BC), he would have been 31 or 32 years old in 26AD. This date (which we have adopted in The Bible Journey) is in close agreement with Luke's statement that Jesus was "about thirty years of age" when he began his ministry.
Let’s keep it simple – A Chronology and Timeline of the Events of Jesus’ birth. In Jerusalem, an angel told Zechariah that he and Elizabeth would have a child — John the Baptist. Luke 1:5–25; In Nazareth, an angel told Mary that she would give birth to a child who would save His people. Luke 1:26–38
Feb 17, 2024 · Jesus Christ's birthday is celebrated by many Christians on December 25th each year, but most experts agree that's not when Jesus was born. The exact birthdate is still a topic of debate amongst Biblical scholars.
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May 14, 2019 · If Jesus was “about thirty years of age” by A.D. 27, a birth sometime between 6 and 4 B.C. would fit the chronology. More specifically, Jesus would have been approximately 32 years old at the time He began His ministry (still “about thirty years of age”).
