Merry Christmas to all. n/t

[Griffin]

[tfcrew]

... in response to Merry Christmas to all.  n/t, posted by Griffin on Jan 6, 2003

Jesus was actually born Aug 22, 7 BC.
This is also the date that the "star" appeared.

[Oscar]

... in response to An accepted belief..., posted by tfcrew on Jan 7, 2003

I had always heard that Christ was actually born sometime in April..

[tfcrew]

... in response to Re: An accepted belief..., posted by Oscar on Jan 7, 2003

It was the Passover sabbath.  Rose on Sunday right? So Friday.. That doesn't =
3 days and nights does it?
What were the early church people thinking ..they couldn't add?

[Oscar]

... in response to Died in April..but not on Friday as beli..., posted by tfcrew on Jan 7, 2003

Guess I got it mixed up.. I knew something was supposed to be in April.. ;-)  Thanx for the info..

[Griffin]

... in response to An accepted belief..., posted by tfcrew on Jan 7, 2003

A new one for me (not that there's anything unusual about that!).  Why do you enclose star in quotes.  What is your authority for Jesus' birth date?  I had always thought no one really new for sure.

Curious in Splendora.

[tfcrew]

... in response to Interesting!, posted by Griffin on Jan 7, 2003

A bit absent minded on the name right now. Kempler or something...
A christian/scientist/astrologer calculated that day that all the planets lined up to form a single "star". It would have been singularly brilliant..but the star of Bethleham was not a comet as some have suggested.
Also, I read that there has been more accurate archaeological discoveries concerning the census decree issued by Rome at that time...Aug in 7BC.

[Griffin]

... in response to Planetary alignment.., posted by tfcrew on Jan 7, 2003

is that we don't know with any degree of certainty.

http://www.griffithobs.org/IPSBidelman.html

Interesting nevertheless.

[tfcrew]

... in response to Looks like what we know with certainty, posted by Griffin on Jan 8, 2003

I thought that planetary conjunctions disappear after a few nights and novas "hang out" for a period of time.
The Roman tax/census decree issued in 8BC took awhile to trickle down through the empire.

[Lynn]

... in response to An accepted belief..., posted by tfcrew on Jan 7, 2003

That Sunday is to be the Sabbath. All Christian sects that adhere to this rule pay homage to the Roman Catholic church. By this adherence, the Catholic church views this as having dominion over Protestant sects and are darn proud of it as expressed in several speeches made by their leaders over the years.

[tfcrew]

... in response to Re:And  an accepted rule...., posted by Lynn on Jan 7, 2003

One side of the family is Catholic..
and the other...Seventh Day Adventist.
Sunday is not the Sabbath.. never was.