No way a roman emperor would have a census when travelling was often impossible due to weather conditions in the area
Shepherds aren't pasturing at that time of year as others have said
The early church was fanatical about trying to reverse engineer the date in the 1st and 2nd centuries and they arrived at 12/25 with a lot of math but little logic.
There is also rampant speculation that it was done to coincide with Mithra worship which may or may not be accurate depending who you talk to. In a way it would make sense as the church became the state religion so ppl could continue to celebrate when they already did
The message is Christ birth. The true date is Sept 11.
I'm not doubting you but you can't be sure of this
Also logically it Def wasn't 12/25.
No way a roman emperor would have a census when travelling was often impossible due to weather conditions in the area
Shepherds aren't pasturing at that time of year as others have said
The early church was fanatical about trying to reverse engineer the date in the 1st and 2nd centuries and they arrived at 12/25 with a lot of math but little logic.
There is also rampant speculation that it was done to coincide with Mithra worship which may or may not be accurate depending who you talk to. In a way it would make sense as the church became the state religion so ppl could continue to celebrate when they already did
numerous pagan winter solstice celebrations across the continent.