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Do you believe there is a good chance Jesus was born on December 25th?

By Ed Vasicek on Fri, 12/06/19

There seems to be a growing viewpoint that Christ could have been born on December 25. Offhand, any day would have a one out of 365.25 chance of being correct, but is there enough evidence to suggest December 25 has more going for it than other days of the year, as per this article:

https://www.circeinstitute.org/blog/december-25th-day-christ-was-born-8-arguments

So what do you think?

Poll Results

What year was Jesus born? (choose your best guess)

By Ed Vasicek on Thu, 12/18/14

What is your best guess as to when Jesus was born? We know when he began his ministry, he was ABOUT 30 (If Luke knew his exact age, he would not have used the word “about,” Luke 3:23).

Some of us go with a 30 AD crucifixion - resurrection date, I am a 33 AD man myself. But that is a different issue.

There has been some volleying around in recent years on this issue. Has your opinion changed? When did Herod the Great really die?

Note this excerpt from a Wikipedia article on Herod the Great:

What year was Jesus crucified and resurrected?

By Ed Vasicek on Tue, 02/26/13

Poll Results

What year was Jesus crucified and resurrected?

33 AD Votes: 6
30 AD Votes: 1
31 or 32 AD Votes: 0
Before 30 AD Votes: 3
After 33 AD Votes: 0
No way to know or I have no opinion Votes: 2
Other Votes: 0

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