Pope Julius I, December 25th & the Magi

I recently watched a new YouTube video that briefly and quite inadequately discusses how we historically arrived at a December 25 birthday for Jesus of Nazareth.1 During the video, the host plays clips from a different video that challenges a Read More …

GSK Episode Two: (If Jesus Wasn’t Born on December 25th…) Then When?

The Bible never explicitly mentions Jesus’ birthdate. Despite this, the actual date of his birth can be discovered, but we have to piece together the biblical, historical, and astronomical evidence to get the correct picture.

GSK Episode One: An Invented Tradition

Is Christmas a biblical fact or a man-made tradition? The likelihood that Jesus of Nazareth was born on December 25th is near zero. Furthermore, we tend to tell the traditional nativity story as if it happened in a historical vacuum. Read More …