While there are many ancient texts focusing on Jesus as a baby and as a man, much less is known about him as a child. Here’s ...

The modern Christmas themes of peace and joy were in short supply amid the ‘dislocation and danger’ of ancient Judea – as ...

Layered beneath the familiar narrative are cultural, historical, and theological details that reveal just how intentional God ...

What do we really know about Jesus as a child? A look at the sparse Gospel accounts, the turbulent world of first-century ...

Does the Gospel of Luke really tell the truth about the Nativity? Was Quirinius really the governor of Syria at the time of ...

By: Mary Dzon, University of Tennessee Manger scenes displayed around Christmastime usually feature an ox and an ass beside ...

Christena Cleveland spent much of her childhood in an evangelical church surrounded by traditional images of a porcelain-skinned and flaxen-haired Jesus. But one day she came across a portrayal of ...

Pope Leo XIV Sunday blessed statues of the infant Jesus that will be placed in nativity scenes on Christmas day, pointing to ...

Christians celebrate Easter Sunday to commemorate Jesus’ resurrection from the dead, the miracle that started a global movement with 2.4 billion adherents. But what if Jesus’ family connections were ...

Why Jesus? This is the inescapable question presented by J. M. Coetzee’s “Jesus trilogy,” which began in 2013 with “The Childhood of Jesus,” continued in 2016 with “The Schooldays of Jesus,” and now, ...

In Luke 2 an angel shares with the shepherds about Jesus, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy ...