how can we avoid imposing modern perspectives on ancient events

Thus a visit by the Magi to pay homage to Jesus, the new King of the Jews, would not have appeared as particularly unusual to readers of Matthew's gospel. Thus, they counted the day on which any period began as the first day, and then they did the same thing on the day the period ended. Thus, just as Jonah was in ... Dec 6, 2016 ... That would be 458 bc — not 457 bc. It is true that Adventists have thought in times past that 457 bc was the correct date — but their ... Jul 3, 2019 ... This and the fact that in the chronology of Jesus' birth, Herod being alive is a factor that already moves the birth date back into what we call ... In the fourth century, John Chrysostom (347-407) argued that December 25th was the correct date. Chrysostom taught that Zechariah received the message about ... Dec 21, 2017 ... In the grand scheme of things, does it matter what day he was born? What the Bible says about the birth of Jesus. Obviously, the New Testament ... The Bible doesn't give us the exact date of Jesus' birth, however, there are a number of clues that enable us to make an educated guess as to the month of His ... Dec 21, 2022 ... There are three popular objections to the traditional date of Jesus' birth: the Bible doesn't say December 25, the shepherds wouldn't have been ... Dec 11, 2021 ... Was Jesus Born on January 6? ... Some ancient Christians thought so. In fact, other dates were considered as well. A heretical Christian group ( ... Most scholars accept that Jesus' birth year was somewhere between 6 and 4 BC (2 BC is too late for Matthew's account of Herod the Great and the magi; Herod ...