Jesus is born in the reign of Herod the Great; the Dionysian era places the event a few years before its own year one.
Tagged: Christian
The Event
- Date
- c. 4 BCE (approximate)
- Era
- Apostolic; Standard ecumenical periodization
- Location
- Bethlehem
- Traditions
- Christianity
- Key figures
- Jesus, Mary, Herod the Great
- Key texts
- Matthew 1–2, Luke 1–2
Primary Sources
- Matthew 1-2
- Luke 1-2
Secondary Sources
- MacCulloch, A History of Christianity (Allen Lane, 2009)
Provenance: HIST-0001; confidence 0.85; accessed 2026-10-26.
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