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Johnny

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In What Year Was Christ Born?
« on: June 04, 2018, 11:53:37 AM »

I read a post here the other day claiming Christ was born in BC 7.  I have read on other forums that he was born in BC 6 or BC 2. Now I'm thoroughly confused. What's the general agreement here on what year Christ was born? Thanks in advance.
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Roger Dodson

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Re: In What Year Was Christ Born?
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2018, 05:42:54 AM »

While this is a topic that is often debated and disagreed on by scholars, the majority of New Testament scholars place Jesus’ birth in 4 B.C.

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Re: In What Year Was Christ Born?
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2018, 11:28:34 AM »
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Johnny

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Re: In What Year Was Christ Born?
« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2018, 06:16:49 PM »
Thank you Roger and thank you NTFG. That was a very interesting article. I need to read it again.
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Re: In What Year Was Christ Born?
« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2018, 04:59:11 AM »
Then why is 4 B.C. widely accepted as the year of Christ's birth?
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Philly Dawg

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Re: In What Year Was Christ Born?
« Reply #5 on: June 07, 2018, 08:21:50 AM »


Do you believe everything that is widely accepted?  Roman Catholicism? Evolution from Monkeys?  Free Will? Dispensationalism? Donald Trump's lies?
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Re: In What Year Was Christ Born?
« Reply #6 on: June 07, 2018, 09:43:50 AM »
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Joe Johnson

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Re: In What Year Was Christ Born?
« Reply #7 on: June 07, 2018, 12:26:04 PM »
I don't agree with any of you. The early church historians Tertullian, Origen, and Eusibius all held that Christ was born in 2 B.C. and that Herod died the following year in 1 B.C.

The census in 8 B.C. occurred way to early in history to be considered the same Biblical census in which Joseph and Mary were registered.

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Erik Diamond

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Re: In What Year Was Christ Born?
« Reply #8 on: June 07, 2018, 01:15:15 PM »
Quote from: Joe Johnson
I don't agree with any of you. The early church historians Tertullian, Origen, and Eusibius all held that Christ was born in 2 B.C. and that Herod died the following year in 1 B.C.

What year did you think Jesus died, then?
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Re: In What Year Was Christ Born?
« Reply #9 on: June 09, 2018, 01:36:29 AM »
Wikipedia says that according to all available evidences, Jesus was born in 7 BC or 2 BC.


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Re: In What Year Was Christ Born?
« Reply #10 on: June 09, 2018, 02:57:03 AM »
It isn’t the year that is important. It is the fact that He was born that is.
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Joe Johnson

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Re: In What Year Was Christ Born?
« Reply #11 on: June 09, 2018, 10:20:29 AM »
Quote from: Erik Diamond on June 07, 2018, 01:15:15 PM
What year did you think Jesus died, then?


We don't know. Do you?

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Kenneth White

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Re: In What Year Was Christ Born?
« Reply #12 on: June 10, 2018, 10:29:24 PM »
Quote from: Erik Diamond on June 07, 2018, 01:15:15 PM
Quote from: Joe Johnson
I don't agree with any of you. The early church historians Tertullian, Origen, and Eusibius all held that Christ was born in 2 B.C. and that Herod died the following year in 1 B.C.

What year did you think Jesus died, then?

I believe Christ died in 33 AD
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Re: In What Year Was Christ Born?
« Reply #13 on: June 11, 2018, 07:53:14 PM »
Quote from: Kenneth White on June 10, 2018, 10:29:24 PM
I believe Christ died in 33 AD

I think so too from what I've read over the years.
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Re: In What Year Was Christ Born?
« Reply #14 on: June 13, 2018, 08:36:11 AM »
King Herod died in 4 B.C. so how could Christ be born in 4 B.C.?
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