(Here, I was able to add links within the comment. I also demonstrated even and Non-Christian and even Anti-Christian/Anti-Messianic sources end up demonstrating exactly what the New Testament says).
[So, when was Jesus born? I]nterestingly, the Talmud talks about the Messiah (even though the rabbis refused to acknowledge Jesus) as being born on the Fast Day in the Fifth Month (which the rabbis claim is Tisha b’Av instead of Asara b’Av). Given how cruel the Romans were in regards to Jews, it would unfortunately absolutely make sense that Mary and Joseph were forced to travel from Nazareth to Bethlehem in the summer—and both were 20 years old at a minimum. Think about two 20-year-old Jews being forced to travel on an extremely-brutal summer day during times of fasting just because the Romans wanted to to inflict as much cruelty as possible. Mary and Joseph had likely just reached adulthood (as nobody under the age of 20 was excluded from entering the Promised Land— whereas only Joshua and Caleb were “20 years old and upward” and allowed to enter ‘Eretz Yisra’el). Mary also began adulthood pregnant and with most people believing that she had not been shomeret Torah.
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