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> From: The Fool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Brin-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Not me
> Date: Friday, December 28, 2001 6:58 PM
>
>
> > From: Ronn Blankenship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > At 04:43 PM 12/25/01, you wrote:
> > > > From: Ronn Blankenship
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >
> > > > At 01:27 PM 12/25/01, "The Fool" wrote:
> > > > >Some of us don't celebrate these 'holy days' that are derived
from
> > >pagan
> > > > >practices of idolatry and sun god worship.
> > > >
> > > > So we can look forward to you celebrating on 6 April?
> > >
> > >What is April 6th? Why would I be celebrating it?
> >
> >
> > It's at least in the right time of the year for "shepherds watching
> their
> > flocks by night", which they only did during the spring lambing
season,
> not
> > in late December . . .
>
> Shepherds also watched flocks in the fall. But the most interesting
> point is that
>
> <quote>
>
> When Zekharya (Zechariah) was ministering in the temple, he received an
> announcement from God of a coming son. The eighth course of Abia, when
> Zekharya was ministering, was the week of Sivan 12 to 18. If Zekharya's
> promised son Yochanan (John the baptizer) were conceived soon
thereafter,
> then Yeshua's conception, which was six months later, would be late
> Chiselev to early Tevet, near Chanukah (the Feast of Dedication); His
> birth would thence be at mid Tishri, the Feast of Succoth
(Tabernacles).
>
> </quote>
>
> Which makes it...Octoberish perhaps somewhat Septemberish.
Another method for calculating the birth of Jesus, has been to use a
correlation with the conception of John the Baptist (Luke 1:11-13). Luke
wrote that the priest Zacharias, was of the "course of Abia"(Abijah),
which was the eighth of 24 priestly courses, or shifts, that were held in
the Temple. The course changed every week, on the sabbath. Thus, each
course was held twice a year. Based on a 4 BC birth scenario, he would
have been in the Temple, Sivan 12-18(June 13-19, 5 B.C.), and allowing
time for him to get home, would place the conception of John around Sivan
23(June 24), and by extension, the conception of Jesus on Tebeth 1
(December 25, 5 B.C.). John's birth would then be calculated to be on
Nisan 7(March 28, 4 B.C.), and the birth of Jesus, according to Luke, six
months later, on Tishri 15(September 29, 4 BC). (107) This was the first
day of the Feast of Tabernacles. (108) This would place his circumcision,
when he was eight days old, on the last day of the feast. (109)
Ignoring any x-BC etc. birth scenerio data gives a range that is from
late september to october, probably early october.
