most scholars date Jesus' birth year to sometime around 4-6 BC which would make him about 2029 this year. The only snag is that we don't have a single shred of evidence outside of the Bible that ...

A little more than 2,000 years ago, the Bible says when the angels came to announce the birth of Jesus, they came first to those shepherds tending the sheep. From Luke 2:10-14: "Then the angel ...

One important category is prophecy: Prophecy in the bible refers to the words spoken ... How does this relate to the birth of Jesus? Fast forward a few hundred years to the writers of the Gospels ...

For many of the world’s Christians, the celebration of Jesus’ birth occurs every December ... and Nativity plays. In the Bible, however, the traditional elements of the Christmas story ...

Every year, Christians around the world mark Jesus’ traditional birth story with Nativity plays and Christmas festivities. The celebrated event is described in the Book of Luke, stating Mary ...

In my NIV Study Bible, the subtitle 'The Branch From ... aloud and proud because we are celebrating the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ!

Yet the New Testament Gospels do not agree about the details of Jesus' birth in Bethlehem. Some do not mention Bethlehem or Jesus' birth at all. The Gospels' different views might be hard to ...

To some people, Christmastime is nothing more than a season of generosity, joy, dressing up evergreen trees, waiting for Santa Claus and buying gifts for your loved ones. To others, Christmastime ...

It is generally thought that since pre-Christian religions had winter festivals, the church chose to celebrate the birth of Jesus at the same time. In the book of Genesis, in the Torah, and Bible ...