Real meaning of Christmas!

snic · Dec 23, 2010

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Exact birth date of Jesus

The birth date of Jesus is much discussed. Due to failures of the calendar is said that Jesus was born around the year AD 6. However, considering that Jesus was born shortly before Herod's death, this puts us at a date prior to 4 BC.

Another aid that we have to help them locate the birth of Jesus was that this occurred when Joseph went to Bethlehem with his family to participate in the census.

The Romans forced the census of all people subject to them to facilitate tax collection, which has become a valuable aid in the temporal location of the facts, since it occurred exactly four years before the death of Herod in the year 8 BC.

However, the Jews took steps to obstruct any attempt by the occupiers to tell his people, so that, according to history, Jewish lands in the census occurred one year after the rest of the Roman Empire, or is in year 7 BC. In Bethlehem, the census occurred in the eighth month, and it was concluded that Jesus probably was born on August 7 BC.

Other facts also help to estimate the exact date. As reported by the biblical texts, the day after the birth of Jesus, Joseph took a census of his family, and a day later, Mary Elizabeth sent a message reporting the event.

The presentation of the babies in the temple and the purification of women would have to occur until twenty-one days after birth. Jesus was presented in the temple of Zechariah, according to local records, in September on a Saturday. We know that September 7 BC had four Saturdays in April, 11, 18 and 25. As the census in Bethlehem occurred between 10 and 24 August, Saturday would be the presentation of 11. Soon Jesus was born sometime after August 21 7 BC.
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in my country we celebrate it on 7th of janu..

ciufpuf · Dec 23, 2010

I remember your last thread when everyone thought you're gonna die.

Khallarion · Dec 23, 2010

snic said: ↑

in my country we celebrate it on 7th of janu..
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Oh, interesting my friend! Did not know that, thx for the info! Hope you have a happy Christmas! ^^

ciufpuf said: ↑

I remember your last thread when everyone thought you're gonna die.
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HUAuahuhauhaAHU! True, true, it was funny! xD

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