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When was Jesus actually born? Chapter Two: Why December?

When was Jesus actually born? Chapter Two: Why December?

Update: 2024-12-27

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Why is the Western world's most famous birthday celebrated on a seemingly-arbitrary date? As Ben, Matt and Noel discover in the second chapter of this special two-part holiday series, the power structures of ancient empires experienced a progression of conspiracies, geopolitical subterfuge and good, old-fashioned numerical miscalculation in their quest to give the global public a specific birthday for Jesus Christ. (Spoiler: they all knew December 25th was not Jesus's actual birthday, and created a fiction that continues today.)

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When was Jesus actually born? Chapter Two: Why December?

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