Christmas traditions around the world celebrate the holiday as a commemoration of Jesus Christ’s birth. But the truth behind his birthdate is much more complicated. So when was Jesus born?

In turn, “lesus” became “Jesus” and voila, “Jesus Christ” was born, so to speak. Meanwhile, the other Yeshuas who hadn’t gone through such an epic letter-morphosis simply got changed ...

But scholars connecting the mythological Christ with the real Jesus have tried to discover exactly when he was born. There is not enough contemporary evidence from the time to precisely date the ...

Based on that evidence, Dr Billington says he is 'convinced that Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem in Judea.' In terms of archaeology, evidence is scant, but researchers have at least found ...

Retired medical artist Richard Neave worked alongside Israeli archeologists to reconstruct what Jesus might have looked like ...

Jesus was born around 4 B.C. and was crucified in A.D. 30, according to the PBS FRONTLINE show "From Jesus to Christ." Britannica cites his birth year as ranging from 6 to 4 B.C. and has the same ...

Could Jesus Christ have been born on 25 Kislev, the first night of Hanukkah — the Festival of Lights — in 5 BC? It’s an intriguing idea, but is it plausible? Subscribe to have The ...