QUESTION: Do we know when Jesus was born?

ANSWER: No one knows the precise date of Jesus’ birth! Some believe that His birth occurred during the warmer months of the year, since the shepherds to whom the angel appeared were abiding in the field, tending their flock by night (Luke 2:8). Since all agree that the originator of the Christian calendar was in error by three years, it does appear likely then that Christ was born in the spring or early summer of 4BC. Knowing the date of His birth, however, is not of great significance to Christians. Otherwise, we would have been told of it in God’s Word.