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From: davidbu@tekigm2.men.tek.com (David Buxton)
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Subject: When was Christ Born?
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Date: 7 Oct 89 23:11:41 GMT
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Has anyone done a study on dating the time of of year of Christ's birth?

I personally favor the fall as I am told the Sheppards of Bethlehem
find it too cold to be out on the hills in the winter.  They are out
there this time of year, the Fall season.  The Bible says He came
when the fullness of time was come.  He died as the Passover Lamb at the
end of Passover Week.  It seems likely, IMHO, that He was born on a day
that God placed on the Jewish Calendar - Perhaps the Day-of-Atonement.
Each of these Feast Days and Annual Sabbaths had an appointed reason.

Dave