December 25 is celebrated as the birthday of Jesus. If the gospel according to Luke is accurate, and if Jesus existed as an actual person, the date of birth, approximately, was in the year 6 Common Era (C.E.), according to most scholars without a point to make. 1/8
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Since Jesus was a Jew then he and his buddies probably followed the Jewish calendar which probably means we have no idea what day of the year he was born on in the present calendar. But it sure works commercially.
Good pts However, estimates of dates as described in the N.T. are fr records of the Romans. They know, roughly, when that census occurred. The "official" date was switched in the time of Constantine to compete with other religions - & that includes (today) commercial aspects.
