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February 1, 2008 By Andreas Köstenberger

Was Jesus Born on December 25?

When was Jesus born? And how can we know? Could it be that Jesus really was born on December 25, the day we celebrate Christmas? While many have disparaged the traditional date of December 25, J. Stormer, PCC [Pensacola Christian College] Update (Winter 1996), cited by G. E. Veith, “Evidence December 25 is the right day,” has… Read More

Filed Under: Apologetics, Biblical Interpretation, Blog Tagged With: Christ's Birth, Christmas, Culture, December 25, Jesus' Birth, Nativity

December 16, 2006 By Andreas Köstenberger

A Puritan Christmas

Any of you ready for a “Puritan Christmas”? Be careful now, because—some of you already guessed this—a Puritan Christmas is in fact no Christmas at all. That’s right, as The Globe and Mail notes on its Facts & Arguments page, in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Britain, on Christmas Day the poor customarily went to the home of… Read More

Filed Under: Blog, Christmas, Jesus, Christmas & Easter Tagged With: Blog, Christmas, Culture, Jesus' Birth, Nativity, Puritans

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