What is the date of birth of Jesus?

The date of birth of Jesus is not stated in the gospels or in any secular text, but most scholars assume a date of birth between 6 BC and 4 BC. read more

Among those who accept 5 or 4 BC as the date of Herod’s death, many place Jesus’ birth at least two years before, at a time no later than early 6 BC. 64 The primary grounds for their choice is that when Herod sent out his men to slay the male children in Bethlehem and its environs, he specified all boys "from two years old and under" (Matthew 2:16). read more

The date of birth of Jesus of Nazareth is not stated in the gospels or in any secular text, but most scholars assume a date of birth between 6 BC and 4 BC. read more