Here are your show notes for today’s class:
THE ‘WAR ON CHRISTMAS’ IS NOTHING NEW
When Americans banned Christmas
The Surprising Truth: Christians Once Banned Christmas
C. H. SPURGEON’s COUNCIL ON CHRISTMAS
Spurgeon’s Guidance on Celebrating Christmas
THE CLAIM; CHRISTMAS IS PAGAN IN ORIGIN
Why Do Some People Claim That Christmas Is a Pagan Holiday?
The Pagan Origins of Christmas: Saturnalia, Yule, and Other Pre-Christian Traditions
The astonishing pagan origin of Christmas (video)
Saturnalia (Wikipedia)
Sol Invictus (Wikipedia)
December 25th, Birthday of the Sun
THE REBUTTAL: HISTORY SHOWS CHRISTMAS IS NOT ROOTED IN PAGANISM
How Do We Know Christmas Is Not Pagan?
Is Christmas Really Rooted in Pagan Origin?
The 25th of December Pagan Feast or Patristic Tradition?
Why Is Christmas Celebrated on December 25?
Christmas is a Pagan Holiday – Get Over it Already
FIXING THE DATE OF THE MESSIAH’S BIRTH
How December 25 Became Christmas
The First Recorded Celebration of Christmas
Dubious claims: Pope Julius I decided that Jesus was born on 25 December?
Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Wikipedia)
JOHN THE BAPTIST CAN HELP US
What time of the year was John the Baptist born?
Jesus’ Birth – Birth of John the Baptist
IS CELEBRATING ONE’S BIRTHDAY EVEN BIBLICAL?’
What Does the Bible Say about Birthdays?
Birthdays are Highest Holiday for Satanists
HAS CHRISTMAS ADOPTED PAGAN SYMBOLS AND TRADITIONS?
Is the Christmas Tree Pagan in Origin?
What Is the Origin and Meaning of the Christmas Tree?
16 Pagan Christmas Traditions that People Mistakenly Credit to Christianity
9 Christmas Traditions With Pagan Roots
The Medieval Origins of Christmas Traditions
DR. MICHAEL HEISER ON THIS ISSUE
Christmas a Pagan Celebration? What You Know May Not Be So
Christians, Christmas, and Such
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 195: Is Christmas a Pagan Holiday?
Naked Bible 138: What Day was Jesus Born?
The Truth About Christmas (slide presentation)