When was Jesus Born

WHEN WAS JESUS BORN?: M. M. NINAN
that Jesus was born on December 25th, the Winter Solstice, and
that Jesus died on the Passover, Friday, March 25th 29 AD, the
Vernal Equinox. (see http://www.chronicon.net/chroniconfiles/
Hippolytus and December 25th.pdf)
In the fourth century, John Chrysostom argued that December 25 th
was the correct date. John Chrysostom (347-407) Bishop of
Constnatinople of the Eastern Church, taught that Zechariah received
the message about John’s birth on the Day of Atonement and John the
Baptist was born sometime in June or July, and the birth of Jesus took
place six months later, in late December or early January.
The first recorded mention of December 25 is in the Calendar of
Philocalus (354 A.D.) which assumed Jesus’ birth to be Friday,
December 25, 1 A.D.
December 25 th was officially proclaimed by the church fathers in 440
A.D. Two dates December and January 6 are used by Western and
Eastern Churches respectively. This difference is due essentially to
difference in calendars that were followed.
Luke 2:1-7 mentions a tax census ordered by Augustus Caesar. The
census records were eventually taken to Rome. Cyril of Jerusalem
(348-386) requested that the true date of Jesus’ birth be taken from the
census documents. He reported that the date he was given from these
documents was December 25. Unfortunately, these records are no
longer available. (Joseph Tkach http://www.wcg.org/ )
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