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1 | Was there herding on/about December? | NT general Archive 1 | Taleb | 106875 | ||
JCrichton, like I wrote to Tess, "our" calendar was changed. December, now the 12th month, USED to be the 10th month of the Roman year, it's name actually comes from our word "decimal", like October comes from the number 8. Actually, when July and August were inserted into "our" present day calendar, all the other months moved up two. This hurried explanation might offer more questions than it answers, but here goes. The Jew's had two separate calendars. A civil one, which was the "official" one used for contracts, childbirths etc. and a sacred one, which was used to compute festivals. Every 3rd, 6th, 8th, 11th, 14th, 17th, and 19th year had an extra month (called "Ve-Adar) inserted into their year". It was added right after "Adar" - their (6th civil) 12th sacred month. Realizing "how" the Jews figured the passing of their time, and how it fluctuated from year to year, meant the "10th month of their year" wouldn't necessarily be the 10th month of our present day year. Stating that "December" as such is too cold for the shepherd’s to discount “December 25” as a possible date, doesn't mean it wasn’t the 10th month of the year which Jesus was born, as I spelled out above I heartily agree with what so many others have written, and written well. In effect, they have said, celebrating Dec. 25th doesn't add or subtract from the fact that Christ Jesus came as a baby to die as a man. The light of the world WAS born. So what if it happened to be at a time when the Jews celebrated the fact that they had light for eight days without needing to replenish their oil. So what that 8 days after Jesus was born, he was brought into the temple. So what that many Jews still celebrate the fact that the installation of their temple's foundation on the 25th month of their "DECember". “Let God arise and His enemies be scattered”. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Chanukah! Taleb |
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2 | Was there herding on/about December? | NT general Archive 1 | Norrie | 106883 | ||
Here's where you can copy and paste a web site since ours don't light up http://www.a-voice.org/main/chrismas.htm This is a commentary on Christmas, where it came from, different thoughts on when Jesus was born. | ||||||
3 | Was there herding on/about December? | NT general Archive 1 | Taleb | 106985 | ||
Norrie, I have read much similar poppy-cock as depicted in that site you suggested. Because that author refused to fully understand what Scripture’s Author passed on to us, the human author’s misinterpretation resulted. The false claim against celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior (whatever day it falls upon) too often descends into self-righteousness, false humility and bitterness, as that article so readily proved. Many wrongly conclude that Jeremiah preached against “Christmas trees”. He preached against making idols with hands, feet, mouths and ears, out of trees. I have yet to see any Christmas tree walk or hear one talk – have you? Through the centuries, some revere the “sun”, yet what does Malachi 4:2 promise? “You who revere My name, there will arise ‘the SUN of righteousness’, with healing in its wings.” And read what Scripture says about shepherds in that part of the world watching their flocks on a cold winter’s night. (Genesis 31:40) As far as the word ChristMAS “proving” anything – to quote another Christmas story – “Bah Humbug!” If ANYTHING that has a smidgen of “paganism” is to always be avoided, without exception, DON”T EVER GO to church. The English word ‘church’ originates from the old English word “circe”. It was the word that described the circles of “trees” or stones used by the Celtics. But, nobody today thinks of going to “church” as being associated with classical mythology, right? I wish you a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year. Taleb |
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