In the western Christian version of the nativity story ... The story of the wise men has inspired artists for generations, as evidenced by this painting by Gerard David a 16th-century Dutch ...

The Christmas-pageant version of the nativity (wise men, manger, angels) seems straightforward, at least as far as a virgin-birth narrative can be. But different gospels, not to mention more ...

Even most of the non-religious (or non-Christian) among us recognize the symbolism of the nativity scene: it depicts the biblical account of three wise men from the east who rode atop camels and ...

There the three wise men present gifts to the Christ child." Only a Grinch would accuse Como of flubbing the Christmas story, but many theologians acknowledge that the accepted Nativity scene is a ...

(The Conversation) — As Christmas approaches, Nativity scenes showing three wise men visiting the newborn Jesus are put up around the world. A scholar of Christian literature offers an ...