It's also commonly agreed that Luke's timing of Jesus's birth is wrong, because he put the birth at the time of the first census called by Caesar Augustus, which historians place at A.D. 6.

Dec. 25 is not the date mentioned in the Bible as the day of Jesus’s birth; the Bible is actually silent on the day or the time of year when Mary was said to have given birth to him in Bethlehem.

Some historians believe that Constantine chose to celebrate Jesus's birth near significant dates for pagan traditions to ...

As for the actual month and day of Jesus’s birth, there’s no general consensus. The most commonly believed theory estimates Christ’s birth to have been in the spring, based on the Bible’s ...

Jesus’s birth, that we celebrate again and again, tells a story of deep hope and ­wisdom for everyone. More than that, it serves as a reminder that the baby in a manger brought God right into ...

If his birth is taken into consideration, it leaves Jesus's birth in June. United Church of God specifically names June 13 to 17 as a likely time Jesus was born.

If Jesus’s visitors had been royalty, the Gospel writers would likely have included such a detail. Instead, Renaissance artworks depicting king-like figures at Jesus’s birth likely contributed ...

As for the actual month and day of Jesus’s birth, there’s no general consensus. Some estimate Christ’s birth to have been in the spring, based on the Bible’s mention of shepherds tending ...

From ancient mosaics to Saint Francis of Assisi, depictions of Jesus’s birth reflect the changing conventions of the world’s largest religion Kathleen Brady A tableau of sculptures or living ...