Episode

What Is the ACTUAL Date of Christmas?

Podcast: Unbelief
Published: Dec 14, 2025
Duration seconds: 1325
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Summary

Christians argue fiercely about the literal details of Jesus’ birth—even though the Bible never gives a date and early believers didn’t agree on one. In this episode, we look at how December 25 emerges from theology, symbolism, and later church decisions rather than historical memory, and why our modern obsession with certainty might be the least faithful part of the story.