How do you as a Christian accurately provide the date of birth of Jesus Christ?

Answer 1

A True Christian doesn't need to. God doesn't command His servants to celebrate "birthdays"... this pagan, godless world's customs, traditions do that [one of which is the annual pagan celebration of the rebirth of the sun, that this world calls "Christmas," today]. God doesn't command its celebration in the Scriptures... the world does. Some of the most irreligious people do it.

The Bible records two major "birthday celebrations" in its inspired pages: Pharaoh's birthday in the Old Testament, and Herod's birthday in the New.

As for Christ... God commands His servants to "REMEMBER His DEATH!" It's called the 'PASSOVER!'

"...'With desire I have desired to EAT THIS PASSOVER WITH YOU before I suffer... This is My Body which is given for you: THIS DO IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME." (Luke 22:15-19 KJV)

God provides the accurate date for the remembrance of Christ's DEATH. It's recorded in Leviticus 23:

"THESE ARE THE FEASTS OF THE LORD [notice: they are not the feasts of the 'Jews], even Holy convocations [commanded assemblies], which ye shall proclaim IN THEIR SEASONS. In the FOURTEENTH DAY OF THE FIRST MONTH at even [evening; sundown] IS THE LORD's[not the Jews'] PASSOVER. And on the FIFTEENTH DAY of the same month is the FEAST OF UNLEAVENED BREAD unto THE LORD [not the Jews]..." (Lev.23:4-6 KJV).

"A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth." (Eccle.7:1 KJV)

"Precious in the sight of the LORD is the DEATH [not the birth] of His saints." (Ps.116:15 KJV)

This Satan-guided world celebrates birthdays... not God. So God's Faithful servants don't need to accurately provide anyone with Jesus' birth date. God provides them with His Son's DEATH DATE [the PASSOVER]... not His birth date. And His Son commands them to "remember" it.

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You seek the Word of God concerning the date of His birth and if it is His Word that He spoke from the beginning, then that date of His birth will be found to be true.

Words attributed to Jesus Christ concerning his birth:

1. 'I came into being on the eighth day, which is the day of the Lord.'

Ref - The Epistle of the Apostles; Coptic version.

2."I was born the same day on which Augustus Caesar gave peace to the Roman world."

Ref - The Archko Volume, Pilate's Report.

All deliberations by me for the date of Jesus Christ's birth are then circumscribed to conform to the day related by Jesus Christ, for as Christians we are to 'hear Him' - Luke 9:35.

Deliberations:

1. The eighth day in Holy Scripture is Sunday, the first day of the week - the Lord's day.

The eighth day in Holy Scripture is also the inauguration day of the High Priest : Exodus 40:2 has that day as the first day of the first month, where chief-priest Aaron was anointed and placed in that office to minister to God as a saviour ministering for the atonement of the children of Israel.

Jesus Christ as our High Priest (Hebrews 4:15) has in Holy Scripture prescribed his birth as for being on a Sunday on the first of January.

References:

Infancy Gospel of Matthew the Evangelist; ' And some shepherds also affirmed that they had seen angels singing a hymn at midnight, praising and blessing the God of heaven and saying , 'The Saviour of all, who is Christ the Lord has been born. Salvation shall be brought back to Israel through him.'

I Clement Ch.18; 'And particularly, that we perform our offerings and service to God, at their appointed seasons... at certain determinate times and hours.' 'For the chief-priest has his proper services...' 'They therefore who make their offerings at the appointed seasons are happy and accepted: because that obeying the commandments of the Lord, they are free from sin.'

Apocrypha Syriaca: Transitus Mariae; 'He was in her womb until the Second Kanun (Syriac calendar month conterminous with January) on its sixth (hour - midnight) on the first day of the week, the Holy Day...'

Day of Birth: Sunday the first of January at midnight 00.00 (am).

2. The day that Augustus Caesar gave peace to the Roman world can be happily placed to be a time when the Roman people enjoyed peace within the bounds of the Roman Empire.

That day was celebrated by the ritual of the doors of the Temple of Janus being closed. At times of war they were kept open and rarely were they closed but on three occasions during the years of Augustus Caesar they were closed, of which he listed as a laudable achievement of his as Princeps - Res Gestae 13. The first two occasions were 31 BC and 25 BC but with no record for the third closing of the doors of Janus that day has to be exacted judiciously from subsidiary historical records.

The day then that the doors of Janus were closed for the third time is determined to be the day that Jesus Christ was born.

Times of peace are when treaties are signed and so threats are nullified. Of the range of years during the time of Jesus' birth there was one occasion when a relevant treaty was signed, that was with the Parthian Empire.

The Parthian Empire was at the time more than capable of attacking the Roman Empire over the other peoples and tribes. Utilizing archers possessing outstanding horsemanship their repeated hit and retreat attacks were able to overcome the strength of the Roman Legions.

And so by ensuring no war broke out with the Parthians, Roman Legions could be on hand to defend other parts of the empire such as near Germanica, therewith ensuring peace and safety for the people residing within the Roman Empire.

Augustus Caesar sent his sons Gauis and Lucius in the year 1 BC to the regions of Parthia to make terms with Phraates V ruler of Parthia on an island on the river Euphrates. The Euphrates was then to remain the boundary in which the Parthian army were not to pass. Gaius and Lucius were Consul-Designates with Gaius assuming the office of Consul at the age of 21 on January 1, A.D. 1 therewith consular powers to sign the treaty.

With the day settled as January 1 as to which the doors of the Temple of Janus were closed for the third time by Augustus thereby giving peace to the Roman people, only the year has to be determined.

References:

The Apocryphal and Legendary Life of Christ has the Gates of Janus being closed at the time of Jesus' birth. Orosius a priest, historian and theologian has chronicled the temple doors closing at the time of Jesus' birth.

Roman Historian Dio Cassius has Gaius making peace with Phraates king of Parthia in early A.D. 1.

Thereupon Jesus Christ was born at midnight on a Sunday, January 1, A.D. 1.

Further investigations are now directed to authenticate this date if your doctrine is Christianity, as it conforms to the words attributed to Jesus Christ at 1. and 2. above.

Continuity of historicity is built from information confirming the date, that is, a plethora of confirming information will ensue that there is no doubt for the reasonable person.

All information that doesn't calibrate to the date 1 Jan. A.D. 1 are then to the faithful Christian, discomfirmations.

Continuing Investigation:

An eclipse of the moon occurred before the death of Herod, that being near the time of Jesus' birth. The eclipse of Dec 29 1 BC is chosen, other eclipses are disconfirmed.

Quirinius (Cyrenius) is described as governor of Syria at the time of Jesus' birth, this is deemed to be in an acting capacity, and in an official capacity later.

Herod's death is given at 4 BC because his sons were reckoned as rulers at the time. As they were acting in name at the time then they therefore antedated their reigns to that date on the death of their father, in A.D. 1.

Answer 2

Since The Bible doesn't give us the exact date, you cannot 'accurately' come to a particular day. The majority of Christians follow the December 25th (Christmas) date out of Roman traditions set by the Emperors - beginning with Constantine in the 4th century A.D.. However, many biblical scholars have concluded Jesus could not of been born in the Winter. The hints available in Scripture all point to a Fall birth and many Bible students place His birth during mid-September to mid-October period. God has a High Sabbath occurring during this time period called 'The Feast of Trumpets' which would seem quite 'apropos' as trumpets announcing the arrival of a king.

Answer 3

It is not possible to accurately provide the date of birth for Jesus. The date was not recorded in the Bible.

Answer 4

There is no prove to this. What we have now are suggestions to the exact period which is truly close to the real date.