2025年1月24日 · What is probably the first mention of Jesus’ birth on December 25 dates back to the 3rd century, when Hippolytus of Rome wrote, “The first advent of our Lord in the flesh, when he was born in Bethlehem, was December 25th, Wednesday” (Commentary on Daniel, tr. by Schmidt, T. C., 2010, Book 4, 23.3). The earliest mention of some sort of ...

2023年12月18日 · Saturnalia was a week-long Roman festival honoring the god Saturn; since it started on December 17, it fell within what we now call the Christmas season.

2022年1月4日 · The Bible does not provide the exact day or even the exact year in which Jesus was born in Bethlehem. But a close examination of the chronological details of history narrows the possibilities to a reasonable window of time.

2025年1月10日 · The debate about whether Christians should celebrate Christmas has been ongoing for centuries. There are equally sincere and committed Christians on both sides of the issue, each with multiple reasons why or why not Christmas should …

2022年1月4日 · The Feast of Dedication, which was once also called the Feast of the Maccabees, was an eight-day winter festival celebrated by the Jews in the month of December or sometimes late November, depending on when it fell in the lunisolar Jewish calendar.

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2022年1月4日 · The historical setting can also be known with a fair amount of certainty. In describing a first-century Jewish wedding, D.A. Carson in the Expositor’s Bible Commentary describes the setting this way: “Normally the bridegroom with some close friends left his home to go to the bride’s home, where there were various ceremonies, followed by a procession through the streets – after ...

Efesios 2:8 dice, "Porque por gracia sois salvos por medio de la fe; y esto no de vosotros". La única manera que cualquiera de nosotros pueda entrar en una relación con Dios, es por causa de su gracia hacia nosotros.

2022年1月4日 · The Parable of the Sheep and Goats is part of the Olivet Discourse.It is found in Matthew 25:31-46. A parable is a short, simple story of comparison.

2022年1月4日 · The Feast of Purim is a Jewish holiday in celebration of the deliverance of the Jews as recorded in the book of Esther.