margin of error in estimating jesus' birth date

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 ... The idea that Jesus was born on September 11, 3 BC, comes from a combination of biblical inference, astronomical data, and historical context. This date is not ... Mar 4, 2010 ... Although most Christians celebrate December 25 as the birthday of Jesus Christ, few in the first two Christian centuries claimed any ... Dec 16, 2023 ... According to different texts we can approximate the month of Jesus' birth to be around the time of Tishri (mid to late September). Apr 8, 2020 ... If he was born in 6 or 5 BC, as is most likely, Jesus would have been approximately thirty-two to thirty-four years old in late AD 28 until ... Feb 8, 2025 ... One tradition places Jesus' birth on 6 January, another on the twenty-fifth of a month. Their basis is His true birth date, which was 6 January ... The timing of Herod's death is a significant point in determining the year Jesus was born. Most scholars believe that Herod died in 4 or 5 B.C. This date is ... On Christmas day? We actually have very little clue as to what day Jesus was actually born. Though scientists and theologians have tried to pinpoint it, there ... Dec 31, 2019 ... OK, maybe the title of my article is a little too bold. The Bible doesn't give us the date of Jesus's birth, so we can't claim a particular ... Dec 2, 2022 ... “Christian history implies that the Messiahas [of Nazareth] was born on 25 December. Luke states that Caesar Augustus had commanded to hold a ...