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*Traditional date (]) of birth of ] (believed to have died about ]) — as assigned by ] in his ] era according to most scholars. However, one scholar thinks Dionysius placed the alleged birth of Jesus in year ]. These scholars do not themselves place the birth of Jesus in either year. Both years are derived from Dionysius' ambiguous statement that the consulship of Probus Junior was 525 years since the incarnation of Jesus. The legend of his birth in the ] implies that he was born in the ] rather during the ]—shepherds would only tend their flocks to protect new-born lambs, which are born in spring. |
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*Traditional date (]) of birth of ] (believed to have died about ]) — as assigned by ] in his ] era according to most scholars. However, one scholar thinks Dionysius placed the alleged birth of Jesus in year ]. These scholars do not themselves place the birth of Jesus in either year. Both years are derived from Dionysius' ambiguous statement that the consulship of Probus Junior was 525 years since the alleged birth of Jesus. The legend of his birth in the ] implies that he was born in the ] rather during the ]—shepherds would only tend their flocks to protect new-born lambs, which are born in spring. |