Jesus was born years earlier than thought, claims Pope

The entire Christian calendar is based on a miscalculation, the Pope has declared, as he claims in a new book that Jesus was born several years earlier than commonly believed.

The assertion that the Christian calendar is based on a false premise is not new – many historians believe that Christ was born sometime between 7BC and 2BC.

 

telegraph.co.uk

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Permalink Reply by Loren Miller on November 21, 2012 at 4:06pm

Is this supposed to be some sort of blazing news bulletin?  The error in the date of the putative birth of Jesus was well known long before now and was mentioned by Robert Heinlein in his book, Job: A Comedy of Justice.  I referred to it here, for anyone who is curious.

Yet another epic fail for Joe the Rat.

Permalink Reply by Pat on November 21, 2012 at 8:18pm

That's a rather serious aspersion to rodents.

Permalink Reply by Loren Miller on November 21, 2012 at 8:25pm

Maybe so ... Joe the Zinger, maybe?  Or perhaps Bennie the Dick?

Permalink Reply by Pat on November 21, 2012 at 8:50pm

Giuseppe - Pimp to the Pederasts.

Permalink Reply by James M. Martin on November 21, 2012 at 5:27pm

No, no now, let's not go monkeying with the time-frame, I might say you are a zombie vampire from the 17th century, but as it is, the wise use "CE" and "BCE" (for Common Era and Before Common Era) so that we don't peddle our deity to, say, Muslims, whose calendar is somewhat different.  Pop Hitler Youth has me fooled.  What does the RCC have to gain by placing their imaginary entity's appearance in human form a few years before or after good old 1CE.  Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary proof.  There is none.

Permalink Reply by Sentient Biped on November 21, 2012 at 9:16pm

I wish I could think of something to say that's not snarky.  To me this is like debating when Luke Skywalker was born.   What is the Pope's agenda in all of this?  I can't begin to guess. 

Permalink Reply by Loren Miller on November 21, 2012 at 9:24pm

He thinks he's informing the public and therefore maintaining his and the church's relevance.

Cha, right ... and Boba Fett died for our sins...

Permalink Reply by Pat on November 21, 2012 at 9:31pm

Go for the snarky, SB. The rest of us have. The Pope also said that contrary to the traditional Nativity scene, there were no oxen, donkeys or other animals at Jesus birth. But, according to Ken Ham of the Creation Museum, there were Pterodactyls, Velociraptors, an Allosaurus, and a bouncing Tigger thrown in for good measure.

Permalink Reply by Sentient Biped on November 22, 2012 at 9:07am

That's proof of miracle.  The dinosaurs would have eaten baby Jesus if he wasn't so special.

Permalink Reply by Sayed Iman Rafizadeh on November 22, 2012 at 4:13am

Another confession of failure by Pope,

Religions and history contradict each other,

I don't know why Pope is quiet about the creation of the world in six days?

Permalink Reply by Loren Miller on November 22, 2012 at 5:41am

Yet at the same time, the RC church DOES endorse evolution.  I think they're trying to be the equivalent of Marco Rubio or something!

Permalink Reply by Sayed Iman Rafizadeh on November 22, 2012 at 9:05am

If RC church truly endorses evolution, technically there won't be any  supernatural power as god and/or life after death.

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