I think they had scheduled the census for taxation for Passover, when most of the Jewish people would have gathered in their hometown anyway. Easter is now celebrated on same day as Passover.
On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 3:12 PM, Mark Hammond <[email protected]> wrote: > That's debatable. I've heard it was probably in Sept. > > Bottom line: we don't know when it was, nor does it matter; Jesus is > still the reason for the season. > > (Co-opting a pagan holiday, though likely, is no longer relevant.) > > Mark Hammond > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gerhard Postpischil [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 1:11 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Paging Jay Maynard > > On 12/23/2010 1:42 PM, Eric Bielefeld wrote: >> To all: Have a wonderful and Merry Christmas, and remember the >> reason for the season! I suspect Jesus gets lost in the shuffle >> and hubub of Christmas way too often. > > I appreciate, and would like to reciprocate, the sentiment, but > Jesus was born in Spring, and we're celebrating now only because > church elders co-opted a "pagan" celebration of the solstice. > > Gerhard Postpischil > Bradford, VT > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
