The Gospels of Matthew and Luke both assert that Mary conceived Jesus as a virgin. But while Luke tells the story without ...

I believe in miracles too, in my way, reconciling rationalism and inklings of a preternatural reality by means of “radical ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

the two different Gospel Infancy Narratives by examining a series of scenes in each of the narratives; the unique characteristics of each account; the limits of our historical knowledge about Jesus’s ...

If you are a Grinch with a grumpy attitude towards Christmas, here are some reasons that will recalibrate your perception.

How does this relate to the birth of Jesus? Fast forward a few hundred years to the writers of the Gospels in the New Testament. To confirm that Jesus was the Messiah sent from God, they referred ...

Scholars debate whether the Gospel stories preserve ancient memories or are just Greek literature in disguise. But there’s a ...

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.

As he recovers in hospital, Pope Francis has released his catechesis for the weekly General Audience, reflecting on Jesus' ...