It's fascinating how much interest your post has generated, also the passion with which people will defend their position on a religious issue like this. I myself tend to agree with many points in the article. I started suspecting that Jesus couldn't have been born in December when I realized shepherds don't sleep outside with their flocks in the dead of winter, even in the Middle East. It was probably in September for all the reasons the author suggests.
There is also an issue with the three days and nights in the grave before Jesus' resurrection. In order for there to be three full days and three full nights, Jesus would have to have been crucified on a Wednesday, which means there would have been two sabbaths that week, a passover and a regular weekly sabbath.
Sadly the church has lied to us, Jesus was clear 3 days and 3 nights not just 3 day but a full 72 hours. We have it recorded that He was into the tomb at sundown and we know He was seen risen in the early morning of Day 1 of the week - which starts at sundown on 7th day [Saturday]
Jesus was clear the church decided and has continued to obfuscate - there was No Good Friday! Why did they do this?
As for 25th December and the Pagan celebration of Mythas the return of the sun god - its like saying to your true love I don't know what day you were born but I want to keep celebrating on the birthday of my old lover because I cannot be bother to change or even enquire when your birthday is. Your new true love will not be impressed.
Now substitute satan for old lover and Jesus for true love!
It's fascinating how much interest your post has generated, also the passion with which people will defend their position on a religious issue like this. I myself tend to agree with many points in the article. I started suspecting that Jesus couldn't have been born in December when I realized shepherds don't sleep outside with their flocks in the dead of winter, even in the Middle East. It was probably in September for all the reasons the author suggests.
There is also an issue with the three days and nights in the grave before Jesus' resurrection. In order for there to be three full days and three full nights, Jesus would have to have been crucified on a Wednesday, which means there would have been two sabbaths that week, a passover and a regular weekly sabbath.
Sadly the church has lied to us, Jesus was clear 3 days and 3 nights not just 3 day but a full 72 hours. We have it recorded that He was into the tomb at sundown and we know He was seen risen in the early morning of Day 1 of the week - which starts at sundown on 7th day [Saturday]
Jesus was clear the church decided and has continued to obfuscate - there was No Good Friday! Why did they do this?
As for 25th December and the Pagan celebration of Mythas the return of the sun god - its like saying to your true love I don't know what day you were born but I want to keep celebrating on the birthday of my old lover because I cannot be bother to change or even enquire when your birthday is. Your new true love will not be impressed.
Now substitute satan for old lover and Jesus for true love!