Jesus is born in a manger because all the travelers overcrowded the guest rooms. After the birth, Joseph and Mary are visited not by wise men but shepherds , who were also overjoyed at Jesus’ birth.

Scholars believe Jesus was born between 6 and 4 BCE in the town of Bethlehem, located in the modern-day West Bank. The Middle Eastern territory is located in what is now Palestine, though Israel ...

Had Jesus been born in the era of the American police state, rather than traveling to Bethlehem for a census, Jesus’ parents would have been mailed a 28-page American Community Survey, a ...

Could Jesus Christ have been born on 25 Kislev, the first night of Hanukkah -- the Festival of Lights -- in 5 BC? It's an intriguing idea, but is it plausible?

Author's Note: All previous volumes of this series are here. The first 56 volumes are compiled into the book "Bible Study For Those Who Don't Read The Bible." "Part Two," featuring volumes 57-113 ...

The exact birthday of Jesus is not known and doesn’t appear in the Christian Bible, but it is estimated that Jesus was born between 6 and 4 B.C., due to the Biblical story of King Herod the ...

Jesus Christ might very well not have been born on Dec. 25. ... “The first thing we should ask ourselves is, ...

The exact birthday of Jesus is not known and doesn’t appear in the Christian Bible, but it is estimated that Jesus was born between 6 and 4 B.C., due to the Biblical story of King Herod the ...

This king, vassal of Rome between the years 37 and 4 BC - dates that Roman records determine exactly -, reigned for another year or two in the life of Jesus of Nazareth.

Dec. 17—Jesus Christ might very well not have been born on Dec. 25. Some scholars speculate that his birth was in early to mid-September because the shepherds would not have their sheep outside ...

Yet Mark doesn’t identify Jesus with the city Bethlehem. The Gospel of John, written approximately 15 to 20 years after that of Mark, also does not associate Jesus with Bethlehem. Galilee is Jesus’ ...