Bible Expert (likely Wesley Huff or a co-host closely involved with Biblical scholarship)

So there are, like, there are kernels of that that's true in the sense that, like, Christians would do things like build churches over the sites of old temples, right? In that they said, like, you're coming here anyways to worship. Now worship the true God in the same location that you're regularly aware of going to anyways. But the assimilation of pagan practices, that's a myth.

So there are, like, there are kernels of that that's true in the sense that, like, Christians would do things like build churches over the sites of old temples, right? In that they said, like, you're coming here anyways to worship. Now worship the true God in the same location that you're regularly aware of going to anyways. But the assimilation of pagan practices, that's a myth.

So there are, like, there are kernels of that that's true in the sense that, like, Christians would do things like build churches over the sites of old temples, right? In that they said, like, you're coming here anyways to worship. Now worship the true God in the same location that you're regularly aware of going to anyways. But the assimilation of pagan practices, that's a myth.

How did we get the eggs in Easter? That's a Middle Age thing because eggs were associated with both New Life and spring in Europe. It's a European thing. Christmas.

How did we get the eggs in Easter? That's a Middle Age thing because eggs were associated with both New Life and spring in Europe. It's a European thing. Christmas.

How did we get the eggs in Easter? That's a Middle Age thing because eggs were associated with both New Life and spring in Europe. It's a European thing. Christmas.

Santa is like a combination of St. Nicholas, who is a fourth century bishop, and Sinterklaas in Germany. I think it's a New York thing. I think eventually the Dutch in New York. That's fire. They. You're going to take credit for that one? Yeah. I mean, yeah. He should. He should. Yeah. Him and him. And so he like all comes together. So this doesn't exist prior. What? The celebration of Christmas.

Santa is like a combination of St. Nicholas, who is a fourth century bishop, and Sinterklaas in Germany. I think it's a New York thing. I think eventually the Dutch in New York. That's fire. They. You're going to take credit for that one? Yeah. I mean, yeah. He should. He should. Yeah. Him and him. And so he like all comes together. So this doesn't exist prior. What? The celebration of Christmas.

Santa is like a combination of St. Nicholas, who is a fourth century bishop, and Sinterklaas in Germany. I think it's a New York thing. I think eventually the Dutch in New York. That's fire. They. You're going to take credit for that one? Yeah. I mean, yeah. He should. He should. Yeah. Him and him. And so he like all comes together. So this doesn't exist prior. What? The celebration of Christmas.

Oh, no. Christmas goes really old. Yeah. Yeah. So there's a guy named Julius Africanus in the second century who's preoccupied with figuring out how old everything is and, you know, how he gives us the date for the creation of the world. And then he like adds up. So part of what he's doing is he's a Christian and he's like, when was Jesus born? So.

Oh, no. Christmas goes really old. Yeah. Yeah. So there's a guy named Julius Africanus in the second century who's preoccupied with figuring out how old everything is and, you know, how he gives us the date for the creation of the world. And then he like adds up. So part of what he's doing is he's a Christian and he's like, when was Jesus born? So.

Oh, no. Christmas goes really old. Yeah. Yeah. So there's a guy named Julius Africanus in the second century who's preoccupied with figuring out how old everything is and, you know, how he gives us the date for the creation of the world. And then he like adds up. So part of what he's doing is he's a Christian and he's like, when was Jesus born? So.

he looked at a bunch of different things and he, he, he reckons that he's figured out when Jesus was, uh, like when the, the, when Mary got pregnant and they counts nine months and gets to December 25th. And so that's, it's 24th or 25th. Why did I blank? I was right. Oh, you know why? I just ran with it. Why?

he looked at a bunch of different things and he, he, he reckons that he's figured out when Jesus was, uh, like when the, the, when Mary got pregnant and they counts nine months and gets to December 25th. And so that's, it's 24th or 25th. Why did I blank? I was right. Oh, you know why? I just ran with it. Why?

he looked at a bunch of different things and he, he, he reckons that he's figured out when Jesus was, uh, like when the, the, when Mary got pregnant and they counts nine months and gets to December 25th. And so that's, it's 24th or 25th. Why did I blank? I was right. Oh, you know why? I just ran with it. Why?

So the Orthodox do it on January 6th. But it's the same date. We just use different calendars. That's why. You guys stuck with the old calendar. We went to the new calendar. It's the exact same date. Our calendars change. Oh. I didn't know that. Yeah. What about Halloween? Halloween is all Hallow's Eve and the like pagan stuff appears to have been entirely invented by commercialization.

So the Orthodox do it on January 6th. But it's the same date. We just use different calendars. That's why. You guys stuck with the old calendar. We went to the new calendar. It's the exact same date. Our calendars change. Oh. I didn't know that. Yeah. What about Halloween? Halloween is all Hallow's Eve and the like pagan stuff appears to have been entirely invented by commercialization.

So the Orthodox do it on January 6th. But it's the same date. We just use different calendars. That's why. You guys stuck with the old calendar. We went to the new calendar. It's the exact same date. Our calendars change. Oh. I didn't know that. Yeah. What about Halloween? Halloween is all Hallow's Eve and the like pagan stuff appears to have been entirely invented by commercialization.

No. I'm not saying that. I'm just saying the accusations of Christmas is pagan, Easter is pagan, that's nonsense.

No. I'm not saying that. I'm just saying the accusations of Christmas is pagan, Easter is pagan, that's nonsense.