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 ...

(Luke 2:1-6) So if we are to read this correctly — and who wants to mess up the Bible, right ... to Bethlehem for what appears to be mundane and pragmatic reasons. Jesus was born in Bethlehem ...

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 ...

As the world celebrates the joyous festival, Bethlehem mourns. Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac stands at the pulpit and delivers a sermon, a lament, “If Jesus was born today”, he says, “he’d be ...

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 ...

It is supposed to be a celebration of the birth of Jesus ... Bethlehem this late in her pregnancy?" Well, we know that God is a stickler for detail. Scripture had said the Messiah would be born ...

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 ...