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Jesus was born on December 25th.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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0 sources for · 8 against

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Is it true that Jesus was born on December 25th?

Unclear. The retrieved sources consistently treat December 25 as the traditional date of the Christmas feast rather than a known birth date: several note the Bible gives no date, one calls it a doubtful anniversary, and others describe early writers' conjectures or later church establishment of the festival. No item establishes the actual birth date, and none provides a positive demonstration that Jesus was born on December 25.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 0 sources for, 8 against · Last checked

Evidence against · 8
Calculating December 25 as the Birth of Jesus in Hippolytus’ Canon and Chronicon
2015
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Schmidt, T. C. (2015). Calculating December 25 as the Birth of Jesus in Hippolytus’ Canon and Chronicon. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1163/15700720-12341243

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What every Christian should know about Islam
2000
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Waris, M. R. & Kenya), I. F. (. (2000). What every Christian should know about Islam. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/whateverychristi00ruqa

How religious is God? and other irreverent questions
1991
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1928-, S. O. (1991). How religious is God? and other irreverent questions. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/howreligiousisgo0000stev

The Gospel for kids, series B
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Eldon, W. (n.d.). The Gospel for kids, series B. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/gospelforkidsser0000weis

Wikibooks: Saint Michael: Early Anglo-Saxon Tradition/Saint Michael—The Celtic Connection
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Wikibooks: Saint Michael: Early Anglo-Saxon Tradition/Saint Michael—The Celtic Connection. (n.d.). en.wikibooks.org. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Saint_Michael:_Early_Anglo-Saxon_Tradition/Saint_Michael—The_Celtic_Connection

Wikisource: 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Christmas
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Wikisource: 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Christmas. (n.d.). en.wikisource.org. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclopædia_Britannica/Christmas

Date of the birth of Jesus - Wikipedia
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Date of the birth of Jesus - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_of_the_birth_of_Jesus

WHY 25th DECEMBER? (Evening Post, 24 December 1920)
1920
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WHY 25th DECEMBER? (Evening Post, 24 December 1920). (1920). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19201224.2.122

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