*Ø* Blogmanac September 15, 7 BCE | Deck the halls
Is this Jesus Christ's birthday?
Perhaps we should deck the halls with boughs of spring flowers, because an English astronomer suggested that Jesus might have been born on September 15, 7 BCE.
Dr David Hughes, of Sheffield University, argued that September 15 is the real Christmas for he following reasons:
In the Gospel of St Luke we read that Joseph took Mary to Bethlehem because "... there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria. And all went to be taxed, every one in his own city" (Luke 2:1,2). Such a decree occurred about 8 BCE.
King Herod was so infuriated that a rival had been born (the "King of the Jews") that he ordered the massacre of all baby boys in Israel, but Mary and Joseph fled to Egypt. They stayed there for two years until Herod's death, said to have closely followed a lunar eclipse. Lunar eclipses occurs in 4 BCE and 1 BCE.
The distinctive astronomical phenomenon that happened between 8 BCE and 1 BCE, that could be equated with the Star of Bethlehem, is the conjunction of the giant Jupiter with Saturn in the constellation of Pisces (considered the Zodiac sign of the Jews). This began on May 27, 7 BCE and continued for some months – long enough for the three wise men (astrologers) to follow the phenomenon across country. On September 15, the Magi (three wise men) would have seen a striking phenomenon, the conjoined rising of this celestial light on the eastern horizon, at sunset.
If Dr Hughes is right, the Magi would have arrived at the inn at Bethlehem with their presents for the Christ child, on the day the star stopped over that town - December 1, 7 BCE.
Another guess: September 29, 5 BCE
One Astronomer Believes It Wasn’t a Star at All
What day was Jesus born?
When was Jesus Born?
The UnMuseum: Bethlehem’s Star
September 11, 3 BCE?
March 1, 7 BCE, at 1:21 a.m.? (good day for a birthday!)
September 14, 5 BCE?
In what year was Jesus born?
Was Jesus Born on the 25th of December?
Was Jesus Born at the Church of the Nativity?
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Is this Jesus Christ's birthday?
Perhaps we should deck the halls with boughs of spring flowers, because an English astronomer suggested that Jesus might have been born on September 15, 7 BCE.
Dr David Hughes, of Sheffield University, argued that September 15 is the real Christmas for he following reasons:
In the Gospel of St Luke we read that Joseph took Mary to Bethlehem because "... there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria. And all went to be taxed, every one in his own city" (Luke 2:1,2). Such a decree occurred about 8 BCE.
King Herod was so infuriated that a rival had been born (the "King of the Jews") that he ordered the massacre of all baby boys in Israel, but Mary and Joseph fled to Egypt. They stayed there for two years until Herod's death, said to have closely followed a lunar eclipse. Lunar eclipses occurs in 4 BCE and 1 BCE.
The distinctive astronomical phenomenon that happened between 8 BCE and 1 BCE, that could be equated with the Star of Bethlehem, is the conjunction of the giant Jupiter with Saturn in the constellation of Pisces (considered the Zodiac sign of the Jews). This began on May 27, 7 BCE and continued for some months – long enough for the three wise men (astrologers) to follow the phenomenon across country. On September 15, the Magi (three wise men) would have seen a striking phenomenon, the conjoined rising of this celestial light on the eastern horizon, at sunset.
If Dr Hughes is right, the Magi would have arrived at the inn at Bethlehem with their presents for the Christ child, on the day the star stopped over that town - December 1, 7 BCE.
Another guess: September 29, 5 BCE
One Astronomer Believes It Wasn’t a Star at All
What day was Jesus born?
When was Jesus Born?
The UnMuseum: Bethlehem’s Star
September 11, 3 BCE?
March 1, 7 BCE, at 1:21 a.m.? (good day for a birthday!)
September 14, 5 BCE?
In what year was Jesus born?
Was Jesus Born on the 25th of December?
Was Jesus Born at the Church of the Nativity?
Pip Wilson's articles are available for your publication, on application. Further details
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