Calculating Christmas: Hippolytus and December 25th
When did December 25 become the date for Christmas? An inscribed statue and several patristic manuscripts show an early association of Jesus’s birth with December 25. Investigate the early church fathers’ calendrical calculations that resulted in this date.
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2022
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The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2022, Volume: 48, Issue: 4, Pages: 50-54 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Biblical archaeology
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HIPPOLYTUS, Antipope, ca. 170-235 or 6
B Christmas B SATURNALIA B Christian inscriptions B BIRTH of Jesus Christ |
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