The announcement made by the angels "was ... 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 ...

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 ...

The film depicts the angel announcing Jesus' birth to shepherds, the visit of the wise men guided by a star, and King Herod's plot to kill Jesus, which prompts Joseph to flee to Egypt. The story ...

Only Luke mentions the Angel Gabriel announcing Jesus’ birth to Mary; the decree from Caesar Augustus; and all of those classic images of the manger and the shepherds and the angels in the fields.

Signs at the birth of Jesus Christ Angels announce the birth: “And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of ...

It's the time of year when many are talking about angels. Mostly, angels announcing the birth of Jesus, a particularly important event for Christians. But I want to talk about a different kind of ...

There’s the story of the angel Gabriel announcing to Mary she miraculously will give birth to Jesus, similar to the account in the Christian Gospel of Luke. In Islam, this fulfills a prophecy ...

Jesus did indeed have an unconventional birth (as Amy Jill Levine notes ... hence her puzzlement at the angel Gabriel's announcement as to her future motherhood. Crucially, though some would ...

The accounts of Jesus birth in the New Testament are very mystical. They begin with an angel appearing to Mary, telling her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.