Note 45 — Chapter III · THE LORD’S NATIVITY: THE EPIPHANY: THE FESTIVALS WHICH IN EARLY TIMES FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY ON THE NATIVITY

There are unfortunately some grave doubts as to the correct text of Sozomen, and as to the accuracy of his computation. See what is said by Ussher in his Dissertation de Macedonum et Asianorum anno solari, c. 2. Compare also Jerome’s Commentary on Ezekiel where the time of the prophet’s vision (thirtieth year, fourth month, fifth day, I. 1) is set forth as corresponding to the day of the Lord’s baptism and Epiphany. Jerome makes the fourth month ‘of the orientals’ correspond to the January of the Romans.