Birth of Jesus before the Common Era
About this date: The timeline begins at 1 CE as requested; there is no historical year zero and Jesus was likely born several years earlier.
The Gospel infancy narratives place Jesus's birth under Herod the Great; the conventional calendar begins later than the historical birth it commemorates.
Perspective note
Shared subject; this bundled record was originally written with an Orthodox-informed editorial lens.
People
- Jesus Christ
- Mary
- Joseph
Scripture
- Matthew 1–2 — Matthew narrates Jesus' genealogy and birth, the visit of the Magi, and the family's flight to Egypt.
- Luke 1–2 — Luke narrates announcements to Mary and Elizabeth, Jesus' birth, the shepherds, and his presentation in the Temple.