Scientists reveal the exact date of Jesus' birth - and say it WASN'T on December 25 AD 1

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Scientists reveal the exact date of Jesus' birth - and say it WASN'T on December 25 AD 1

Daily Mail
By WILIAM HUNTER
8 December 2024

For millions of Christians around the world, the celebration of Christmas has a deeper significance than presents, tinsel, and turkey.

According to their beliefs, December 25 this year will be the 2,023rd birthday of Jesus Christ.

However, the surprising reality is that Jesus almost certainly wasn't born in the winter of 1 AD.

Experts say Jesus may be significantly older than most people would expect, dating his birth back to the first century BC.

And, in bad news for anyone planning their festive celebrations, historians say there is no reason to believe that Jesus' birthday is really December 25.

Based on ancient astronomical records, experts theorise that Jesus was likely born in the Spring.

And, while it might seem shocking that Christ was born 'before Christ', the confusion can be traced back to a 1,500-year-old clerical error.

Professor Lawrence Mykytiuk, of Purdue University, told MailOnline: 'It remains a humbling fact that despite various claims, no one in modern times is really certain of the exact year of Jesus’s birth.'

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[PeteS in CA]

Ummmm ... that Gregorian or Julian calendar 12/25 probably wasn't the day on which Jesus was born was news to me >6 decades ago (not that it was news to many/most adults at that time). Judean weather in December was probably too chilly for shepherds to be out with their flocks at night (lambing season would be more reasonable as to weather and need). Similarly, that Jesus was probably born several years before 1 AD has not been news for a long time (e.g. Herod the Great died in 4 BC).