December 25th was the birthday of Mithra, whose cult was early Christianity’s main rival. That is why the church decided to celebrate the birth of Jesus then. If shepherds were out in the fields at night when He was born, it would have been in early Spring, at lambing time.
December 25th was the birthday of Mithra, whose cult was early Christianity’s main rival. That is why the church decided to celebrate the birth of Jesus then. If shepherds were out in the fields at night when He was born, it would have been in early Spring, at lambing time.