When was Jesus Really Born?

We have very little evidence of when the historic Jesus was born. It is probable that December 25th was chosen because it was a common holiday in the ancient world.

From a point of view of Christian theology I don't think it really makes any difference.

He wasn't born in nether month, as someone below stated He was born sometime in the summer. A church has been build on the site where Jesus was born, also there a church built was He was buried. If you really want to know more about Jesus Christ you should take a pilgrimage to Israel and see for you self. A special moment happen every Orthodox Easter in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre this would truly make you a believer. That is if you can get in with all people in side waiting for this moment.

Jesus is a composite figure.

At least, OUR conception of Jesus. You see - Jesus's actual life isn't all that relevant. What matters is how we perceive him and interpret his "actions" (of course he didn't come back from the dead and he probably wasn't immaculately conceived, but he did sacrifice himself.) That conception of Jesus is linked heavily to Roman theology and is thus attached to December 25th as the celebration of the Roman Sun God - a day of festival. Christmas began as a celebration of what people had in COMMON (a belief in God, and a joy for others) rather than what they have in division (the specific God). Thus December 25th has been the best combination to support and spread faith, peace and charity, regardless to when its titular figure was actually born.

Great answer... yours has been one of the few intelligently backed well-thought out comments on my poll and I appreciate you stopping by :)

He wasn't =P

Good answer :)

I don't know. I don't even know if he was born. Neither does anyone here.

I disagree. There is plenty of historic evidence that he was a man in Israel at about the time of the Emperors Augustus and Tiberius.

hmm, historic? do you mean HIS STORY? i remain dubious.

Should have left an option...for never born at all...

That's a gimme...

True... I would have probably got more debating if I did

What Difference does it make,what the exact date the son of God was born?He came so we can go to heaven when we die,and if you can't celebrate that, what can you celebrate?

nobody really knows for sure when he was born:)

No body knows for sure... probably in the summertime. Christianity borrowed dec 25th from the pagan winter solstice celebration of the new year.

lol ur funny... Gross but funny

lol

Cool.