Comments on: Where Was Jesus Born?

By: David Harper

David Harper — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 16:06:16 +0000

In reply to Carl M Doolin. you don't know what you're talking about.

By: David Harper

David Harper — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 14:58:08 +0000

In my opinion the idea of Bethlehem as the birthplace was a christian invention in order to associate Jesus with the line of David. The gospel stories describing why his parents went to Bethlehem (for the purpose of a census) are implausible. Most likely Jesus was born in Nazareth.
E.P. Sanders in his book “The historical Figure of Jesus” gives a very good analysis on this subject. In fact the birth narratives of Matthew and Luke must be discarded as historical sources.
The idea that everyone should be required to return to the hometown of their ancestors for a census is preposterous. The entire population of the region would have been uprooted by such a decree. It would have resulted in chaos.

By: Brianroy

Brianroy — Sat, 09 Dec 2023 19:36:39 +0000

Justin, in his Apology, 1.34, says: “And thou, Bethlehem, the land of Judah” etc. ‘Now there is a village in the land of the Jews, 35 stadia [4.1 miles] from Jerusalem, in which Jesus Christ was born, as you can [still] ascertain also from the registers of the taxing made under Cyrenius, your first procurator in Judea.”

By: Dennis

Dennis — Wed, 24 May 2023 23:31:17 +0000

In reply to Joe. NIV Bible: Luke 2:2 (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.)

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 25 Feb 2023 18:09:24 +0000

In reply to Dennis B. Swaney. Nothing in the Scriptures says that the census that carried Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem was the census of Quirinius. It's foolish to accept speculation as Truth and conclude that Luke's Gospel is erroneous. Not every detail is provided for every event recorded in Scripture. The census recorded in the Gospel's was not Qurinius's; it was another. No problem whatsoever.

By: Carl M Doolin

Carl M Doolin — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 13:25:17 +0000

This is another heretical teaching of Biblical Archeology. And you want to know why I don’t accept your offer of receiving the magazine. Now to the important matter at hand, WHERE WAS JESUS BORN? Let me start by saying my brother was born in Champaign-Urbana, IL in 1984 although in 1986 we moved back to Louisville, KY, so when the Bible says Jesus was born in Bethlehem I don’t question it. Now to the other question you raised, WHY WAS JESUS CALLED A NAZARENE? Well again if Biblical Archeology would search for the truth instead of taking people’s word for it, Scripture teaches that after Joseph and Mary returned from Egypt they settled in Nazareth and was where Jesus grew up (Matthew 2:19-23, Luke 2:4 & verse 39). So the implication for me is and a lot of other Christians is that because when Scripture says this was to fulfill prophecy (Matthew 2:23 cross reference the Old Testament references of Ps. 22:6, 13; 69:10, Isaiah 49:7 & 53:3 and Micah 5:1) we see this was to fulfill prophecy. PLEASE GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT BEFORE PUBLISHING THINGS LIKE THIS.

By: Dr. Eric Rice

Dr. Eric Rice — Sat, 29 Oct 2022 16:36:18 +0000

You lost me at: “Biblical scholarship.” Who? What scholarship? What are their degrees? Where did they study? Maybe this “Biblical scholarship” only incudes the author? Supposed biblical scholars who don’t believe in the Bible? Lots of those in BAR. People who call themselves scholars, but their sole intention is to destroy the Bible as truth? Lots of the those in BAR too!

By: Robert James

Robert James — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 17:45:46 +0000

The author of the article takes John 7:42 completely out of context. It is an argument AGAINST Jesus having been born in Bethlehem. I doubt it was an accidental oversight.

By: mike

mike — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 00:13:11 +0000

I love this its very true

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 25 May 2018 02:46:26 +0000

Hi there, I noticed the latest tourist info on Bing. Church groups are plugging Bethlehem and the church of the nativity, claiming that this is the genuine spot where Jesus was born.
Bu-t, the Ebionites, (a “Jewish” group/sect, and his first followers) have something quite different to say about where Jesus was born. As I remember from there writings, Jesus was born in Jerusalem.