A realistic statue of Mary giving birth was criticized, then vandalized − but saints and artists have often reimagined Christ’s birth
A sculpture of the Virgin Mary showing her giving birth to Jesus was recently attacked and beheaded. Called “Crowning” by the ...
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Infancy Narrative Commentaries
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 ...
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The Birth of Jesus - Conclusion
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 ...
Christianity Today2h
The Incarnation is More than the Manger
As a young man, Athanasius attended the Council of Nicaea in AD 325, where hundreds of local church leaders came together to ...
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Religion in The Roman World
Miracles and Healing in the Roman World In Matthew's gospel, Jesus' birth is heralded by the heavenly portent of a star rising in the East, which guides certain wise men (or astrologers ...
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What archaeology is telling us about the real Jesus
By far the mightiest force at the time shaping life in Galilee was the Roman Empire, which had subjugated Palestine some 60 years before Jesus’ birth. Almost all Jews chafed under Rome’s ...
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Jews and the Roman Empire
L. Michael White: TENSIONS IN JUDEA AT THE TIME OF JESUS' BIRTH Can you describe the situation in Judea at the time of Jesus' birth? Well, the first thing I think I would say about the situation ...
From Modern to Traditional, We Found a Nativity Set for Every Style
We found the best nativity sets for Christmas including traditional scenes, unique sculptural displays and splurge-worthy ...
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Christmas stamps: Royal Mail release stamps for festive season
They are also the first Christmas stamps to feature King Charles's silhouette. The stamps show lots of different scenes from the Christian story about the birth of Jesus. This includes pictures of ...
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The Torah of the Current Messiah – XII
Glendalough became one of my favourite sites in Ireland: it was close to my first dwelling place – Matthew’s house; it ...
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The birth of Jesus
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 ...