Moreover, it was found that Jesus could not have been born in the winter, since at the time of his birth, shepherds were grazing their flocks in the fields ​ — something they would not have been doing at night in late December.
इसके अतिरिक्‍त, यह पाया गया था कि यीशु जाड़े में पैदा नहीं हो सकता था, चूँकि उसके जन्म के वक़्त, चरवाहे खेत में अपने झुण्ड को चरा रहे थे — एक ऐसा काम जो वे दिसम्बर के अन्त में रात को नहीं कर रहे होते ।