When Was Jesus Born? Italian Researcher Puts Christ's Birth in December, 1 BC
An interview with researcher Liberato De Caro of the Institute of Crystallography of the National Research Council in Bari, Italy
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An interview with researcher Liberato De Caro of the Institute of Crystallography of the National Research Council in Bari, Italy
A New Argument for the Date of Jesus’ Birth December 14, 2020 Gene Veith There have been many attempts throughout the centuries to ascertain exactly when Jesus was born. Researchers in Italy have offered a new approach to the question. Looking at the timing of Elizabeth’s pregnancy with John the Baptist, Jewish religious festivals, and some new astronomical data, they conclude that Jesus was born in December, 1 B.C. First of all, despite what we keep hearing, Christmas was NOT a Christianization of the pagan feast of Sol Invictus. Nor the pagan feast of Juvenalia. Historians now agr...