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How Old Was Jesus When He Died? A Fresh Look At The Historical Clues

...Star of Bethlehem”. United States, Academy for Scriptural Knowledge, 1996. Ossuary of the High Priest Caiaphas, 18–36 CE | Center for Online Judaic Studies Reconciling Herod’s Death: A Debate Between 4 B.C.E. and 1 B.C.E. Through Biblical and Historical Lenses — Christian Publishing House Blog Valerius Gratus° | Encyclopedia.com PROCURATORS — JewishEncyclopedia.com Lucius Vitellius | Roman general | Britannica    ...

God from God: The Eternal Son in the Crib

...Child in Bethlehem is not God’s creation. He is God’s eternally begotten Son. As Melito of Sardis wrote in 180: For the one who was born as Son, and led to slaughter as a lamb, and sacrificed as a sheep, and buried as a man, rose up from the dead as God, since he is by nature both God and man. Eternal Light shines through infant eyes. Eternal Word coos from a manger. Eternal Wisdom rests in Mary’s arms. Here is the paradox of Christmas: The One who created Mary is carried in her womb. The One who holds all things together is held in her hands. The One who begets all life is born into the world.   This is the wonder of Advent: God became man,...

When Church History and Science Collide

...s born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.” See also various other references to the stars as signs here: Revelation 6:12–17, Matthew 24:29–30, Isaiah 13:13, Jeremiah 10:2, Joel 2:31, Haggai 2:6, Luke 21:25–26, Ezekiel 32:7–8, Job 38:31–33, Amos 5:8, Psalm 19:1. But what makes this supernova of 1054 even more interesting isn’t just that it happens in the same year, but the same month! The Great Schism is generally dated to 16th July 1054 as the clinching moment of the Eastern and...

Lent: Day 14 - Justin Martyr: First Apology, Chaps. 24-35

..., born in Bethlehem. Closing his argument and proofs for Jesus being the true Son of God, the incarnate Word, and not simply a man, Justin quotes from Isaiah again, and also the Psalms, to show that even Jesus’ death was predicted, down to the nails in his hands and feet (Ps 22:16). Interestingly, as further proof to this claim, he tells the Emperor that he can look up the facts of the crucifixion and see “that these things did happen” because he “can ascertain from the Acts of Pontius Pilate” what took place. What’s intriguing about this is that this book which is referenced is known to of spurious origins, with various later forgeries created to d...