Scott,   I'm not sure what version of history of the church you are using, but the section you are quoting, but here is what is actually recorded (see here):   You'll notice that most of your bolded section " That Christ, who is called both the “Firstborn” and the “beginning” of God’s creation in both the Bible and early Christian texts, should be born on the day commemorating the creation is especially significant, for it was through him that God created the earth" is commentary not in the orig