The Gospel of Mark, the earliest account of Jesus' life, omits his birth ... born in Bethlehem of Galilee, a small village near Nazareth. Archaeologist Aviram Oshri, who excavated the site for ...

Father Issa Thaljieh, a 40-year-old Greek Orthodox parish priest at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, kneels at the spot where tradition says Jesus was ... a pilgrimage site for Christians ...

The grotto is under Bethlehem’s large Church of the Nativity, which was built in the fourth century after Constantine’s mother, Helena, identified it as the right site for the miraculous moment.

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — At Christmastime ... At first, he said, the idea of placing the birth of Jesus in a war zone “was shocking — it was hard for even our own people.

Bethlehem lies 10 kilometres south of the city ... which led to the development of the Church of the Nativity on the site believed to be associated with the birth of Jesus; and to the power and ...

"Our earliest Gospel—Mark—says nothing about his birth. And the Apostle Paul—who knew the brothers of Jesus—says nothing about Bethlehem," Dr. Taylor is cited by the Daily Mail. This ...

She concludes: 'It's better I think to understand the gospel birth narratives ... Almost 1,000 years before Jesus, Bethlehem was the city of King David. Today, the site in Bethlehem is part ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — It isn’t subtle. Nor is it intended to be. Instead of a pastoral-looking Nativity scene, the creche features baby Jesus wrapped ... a pilgrimage site for Christians ...

“I see God in the rubble,” said Munther Isaac, the Palestinian pastor of a landmark Lutheran church in Bethlehem, the West Bank town revered by Christians as Jesus’ birthplace. “And Christ ...