1.0Content Feedshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/contentfeedsJana Melpolderhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/contentfeeds/author/jmelpolderBible Q&A for April 13 - Content Feedsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="mizsnIVDDQ"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/contentfeeds/2009/04/bible-qa-for-december-24.html">Bible Q&A for April 13</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/contentfeeds/2009/04/bible-qa-for-december-24.html/embed#?secret=mizsnIVDDQ" width="600" height="338" title="“Bible Q&A for April 13” — Content Feeds" data-secret="mizsnIVDDQ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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I have been studying with the Witnesses, who state that December 25th probably wasn’t when Jesus was born. They reason that it would have been too cold for shepherds to be out with their sheep in December. They point to the fact that the 25th was in fact already celebrated as winter solstice and is…