Maybe the Nativity doesn't look quite like we think it does
“How could millions of people be wrong?” Just look around. Even a casual survey of top world religions by population reveals four religions with over a billion followers, four more with over 100 million followers, and a dozen with over Read More …
A wise man I once knew, after researching a controversial subject for many years, wrote something to this effect in the preface to his book (my paraphrase): “What has taken me many years to research and therefore slowly rethink and Read More …
I recently watched a new YouTube video that briefly and quite inadequately discusses how we historically arrived at a December 25 birthday for Jesus of Nazareth.1 During the video, the host plays clips from a different video that challenges a Read More …
The Bible never explicitly mentions Jesus’ birthdate. Despite this, the actual date of his birth can be discovered, but we have to piece together the biblical, historical, and astronomical evidence to get the correct picture.
Is Christmas a biblical fact or a man-made tradition? The likelihood that Jesus of Nazareth was born on December 25th is near zero. Furthermore, we tend to tell the traditional nativity story as if it happened in a historical vacuum. Read More …