making 4–6 BC a likely range for Jesus' birth year. Another piece of the puzzle comes from the biblical description of shepherds watching over their flocks at night. Professor Mykytiuk noted ...

While there Mary gives birth to Jesus. An angel of the Lord appeared to a bunch of shepherds and announced, “Do not be afraid, for see, I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the ...

This is Italian artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio’s depiction of the adoration of the shepherds on the night of the birth of Jesus Christ. Caravaggio lived from 1571-1610. Told in Matthew ...

Jesus' birth might be dated to Spring 5 BC to align ... because “there were shepherds living out in the field, keeping watch over their flocks at night"'. 'During winter, shepherds kept sheep ...

An infant in a manger, a brilliant shining star, and adoring shepherds: All are familiar parts of the Christmas story. For many of the world’s Christians, the celebration of Jesus’ birth ...

NARRATOR: Today we are going to learn about the birth of Jesus ... some gold for my next birthday! NARRATOR: Jesus’ first visitors were poor shepherds and rich men, and even though he was ...

based on the Bible’s mention of shepherds tending to their flock, which would have only happened during the springtime. Another theory, based on astronomy, places Jesus's birth in either the ...

Yet his time on Earth would be marked not only by his humble birth (celebrated ... The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep” — John 10:11. Jesus knew that mankind’s biggest ...

Jesus was born in a place where animals were kept and there was manure. Just after the birth, the angels told the shepherds to go check this out, so Joseph and Mary had a whole bunch of strange ...