Jesus’ birth story has captivated billions of people for more than two millennia, as the Bible details a loving God’s decision to send His Son to die for the sins of humanity — and live again.

the two different Gospel Infancy Narratives by examining a series of scenes in each of the narratives; the unique characteristics of each account; the limits of our historical knowledge about Jesus’s ...

For instance, both Matthew and Luke date Jesus’ birth toward the end of the reign of King Herod the Great ... In Lucan terms, do Christians today recognize “the manger of the Lord”? Do we appreciate ...

How does this relate to the birth of Jesus? Fast forward a few hundred years to the writers of the Gospels in the New Testament. To confirm that Jesus was the Messiah sent from God, they referred ...

During this time, Mary gave birth to Jesus in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn (Luke 2:6-7). An angel of the Lord first announced the birth to the shepherds. The shepherds ...

Accordingly its consideration of the birth of Jesus starts with Paul’s references thereto: Galatians 4:4; Romans 1:3, 4 and 8:3, and Philippians 2:5–11. In Galatians four, Paul is talking ...

Jesus, Jesus, rest your head, You have got a manger bed. All the little ones on Earth Sleep in comfort at their birth.

And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there ... All respond: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. The figures may be placed ...

On a quiet night in Bethlehem, a cosmic drama unfolded— the birth of Christ. Yet for Joseph, it brought personal crisis. Discovering Mary’s pregnancy must have left him grappling with confusion, ...

There is no story of the annunciation, the virgin birth or the appearance of the angels to the shepherds. The resurrection is not even mentioned. Jefferson discovered a Jesus who was a great ...