Bethlehem, West Bank • There are painted angels, shepherds and kings above the small altar and a 14-point star on the marble floor below, but there’s no way that sheep, goats or cattle could ...

Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West Bank comes center stage: Bethlehem. Jesus, according to some biblical sources, was born in this town some two millennia ago.

While it is taken as given that Jesus was born on Christmas Day in the town of Bethlehem, this account likely doesn't match the historical reality. In fact, many historians and archaeologists don ...

According to the Palestinian pastor who started the trend, the scenes are meant to send the message that, if Jesus were born in the ... actually happening in Bethlehem right now and in the ...

“At Christmas, we sing about Bethlehem and we put up our manger scenes and talk about this story of Jesus being born in this town ... happening in Bethlehem right now and in the surrounding ...

Scientists and historians are raising fresh questions over the long-held belief that Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea. Recent archaeological findings and scholarly debates suggest that the ...

The Roman Empire, a police state in its own right, had ordered that ... what would Jesus do? What would Jesus—the baby born in Bethlehem who grew into an itinerant preacher and revolutionary ...

Bethlehem was very busy, but Mary and Joseph finally found a stable to stay in. This is where Jesus, who was the most important gift that God has ever given to the world, was born. The first ...

Volunteers from several churches and the surrounding community bring Bethlehem to life on the night that baby Jesus was born ... “It was just kind of right from the beginning people wanted ...

Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac stood at the pulpit of the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem to deliver his Christmas sermon. “If Jesus were to be born today, he would be born under the ...