However, scholars and historians agree that the actual date of Jesus' birth likely wasn't in December. Instead, modern studies suggest he may have been born in spring, with March or September ...

Christians all over the world have been observing the birth of Christ every ... understanding that Jesus paid the price for our sins on the cross and brought us back to God.

Careful interpretation is needed. These slides discuss some of the issues involved. For instance, both Matthew and Luke date Jesus’ birth toward the end of the reign of King Herod the Great, who we ...

When I taught Bible Classes at St. John Lutheran Church in Palmer, Alaska, I sometimes referenced two books. One of those ...

Accordingly its consideration of the birth of Jesus starts with Paul’s references thereto: Galatians 4:4; Romans 1:3, 4 and 8:3, and Philippians 2:5–11. In Galatians four, Paul is talking ...

Last Sunday, we focused on the story of Jesus’ birth and the doctrine of the incarnation. If you go back as far as you can go in the history of Jesus, you’ll find two significant things.

From the Gospel according to John 19:19-20: Pilate also wrote a title and put it on the Cross; it read, "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews". Many of the Jews read this title, for the place ...

The price of justice in this world is suffering: Jesus, the true King, does not reign through violence, but through a love which suffers for us and with us. He takes up the Cross, our cross ...

In Matthew’s narrative, Jesus’ birth is detected by foreign priests, the magi; in Luke it is lowly Jewish shepherds who first learn the news. In Matthew’s narrative, King Herod in Jerusalem hunts ...

These and many other questions will be the subject of homilies across many Christian traditions that celebrate the birth of Jesus, the Christ, the Messiah, the Counsellor, the Lord, the King of Kings.

NARRATOR: Today we are going to learn about the birth of Jesus! Cut to the interior of the stable as Mary nurses baby Jesus in her arms and Joseph stands over her. OISIN: Oh look at that cute ...