Advent Calendar 2026
Letters written from 1400 to 400 BC.
Twenty-four ancient letters claim that his birth was expected. Open one each evening, read the most serious objection, and judge for yourself. The twenty-fifth is not like the others.
Each envelope is unsealed the evening before, at sunset, Réunion Island time: in the Bible, the day begins in the evening.
Every December, people talk about the birth of Jesus. Far less is said about a surprising claim: that this birth was announced in writing, centuries in advance. This page lets you check that claim for yourself, one text at a time.
Twenty-four ancient texts from the Bible, written between 1400 and 400 BC by different authors, in different periods. We call them “letters” because each one seems to announce the same person. A twenty-fifth letter concludes.
As in an Advent calendar, one envelope opens each evening, from November 30 to December 24. The others stay wrapped until their day. Five minutes are enough to read a letter, and you have time to think it over before the next one.
No. This page does not ask you to believe. Each letter sets out the most serious objection raised against it, then a reply, and leaves the conclusion to you. Believer, seeker or skeptic, you are the judge.
The ancient text, to compare in five translations. Its setting: who wrote it, where and when. What the first Christians saw in it. The objection and the reply. Finally a question, different depending on whether you believe or are searching.
1An ancient textA page of the Bible, set back in its own time, to compare in five translations.
2The objectionEach letter sets out the most serious argument against it, then answers it. Nothing is hidden.
3Your verdictEach letter ends with a question. The conclusion is yours.