Only two of the four gospels in the Bible discuss Jesus’s birth. Luke recounts the story of the angel Gabriel appearing to Mary, the couple’s journey to Bethlehem because of a census and the ...

First he emphasizes Joseph and his family’s royal ancestry by linking them to King David, who was born in Bethlehem; when an angel announces Jesus’ birth to the shepherds, Bethlehem is called ...

The Gospel of Matthew 28:5-6 reads, "The angel ... of his birth, or "warning Joseph to flee with his family to Egypt," he added. "Bigger than when they came to minister to Jesus after successfully ...

Read the classic hymn Angels We Have Heard on High lyrics, a joyful Christmas song celebrating the birth of Jesus with ...

And the early biographers of Jesus created the story of the virgin birth to counter the same claim ... known as the Magnificat, after an angel tells of her destiny; the Roman census; and the ...

For Matthew God’s promise always to be with his people has achieved its ultimate realization both in the birth of Jesus and in the presence of the resurrected Jesus in the church. 13 Now after they ...

Luke’s account of the birth of Jesus probably conjures sentimental ... The story comes to its dramatic climax with the angel’s message to the shepherds. We particularly should not be ...

who were also overjoyed at Jesus’ birth. Luke says these shepherds were notified about Jesus’ location in Bethlehem by angels. There is no guiding star in Luke’s story, nor do the shepherds ...

As the Christmas season approaches, the image of Jesus’ birth in the manger — complete with Mary and Joseph kneeling over the infant, the three wise men, an angel and the animals looking on ...

who Benedict says was several years off in his calculation of Jesus’ birth date. He also debunks the claim that angels sang at the birth, a staple theme of Christmas carols. The book ...

Only two of the four gospels in the Bible discuss Jesus’s birth. Luke recounts the story of the angel Gabriel appearing to Mary, the couple’s journey to Bethlehem because of a census and the ...