Shepherds watching their clocks at night some how equates to lambing season which would be in spring. Though I would imagine if there were thieves or wolves about, that the shepherds could have watched their flocks at night at any time during the year
Flocks. Stupid “smart” phones
I always wondered if all the world had been order to be tax, wouldn’t there possibly be a record some where of when the tax was to be collected?
“Shepherds watching their clocks at night...”
I know it’s a typo, but it really works!
“Shepherds watching their “flocks” at night some how equates to lambing season....”
That’s what it looks like to me too. (I used to raise sheep)
“which would be in spring. “
Not in the Bethlehem area. Lambing occurs naturally when the grass is new. That occurs after the rainy season starts (November near Bethlehem). Lambing would then occur from December to January. It would definately NOT occur between March and October.
December 25 turns out to be very plausible.
Very likely. Not, of course all that important when we celebrate as long as we do. I did see a presentation once that made a good case that the star shining on Bethlehem that led the wise men there was on December 25.
But whatever...
Were they on a punch-clock?