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When was Jesus Born

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WHEN WAS JESUS BORN?: M. M. NINAN<br />

our range of the period during which <strong>Jesus</strong> <strong>was</strong> born is the only<br />

reasonable conclusion.<br />

Alfred Edersheim, a Messianic Jew, wrote, “There is no adequate<br />

reason for questioning the historical accuracy of this date. The<br />

objections generally made rest on grounds which seem to me<br />

historically untenable.” He also mentions that the Jewish Megillot<br />

Taanit states that the 9 th of Tevet is considered the day of Christ’s birth<br />

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