Christianity spread across the Roman Empire through persecution, cultural adaptation, and the transformation of pagan beliefs ...

Swalwell's Christmas ICE post triggers biblical debate over Mary and Joseph's journey, with critics citing scripture to ...

Did Joseph and Mary really need to go to Bethlehem because of a Roman census, or is this unhistorical, as some scholars ...

THE significance of Christmas in our lives should focus on the world-changing values that Jesus of Nazareth brought into the ...

Papyri from the Roman Empire provide authentic insight into how Christians in antiquity imagined Joseph and Mary's ...

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On this celebration of Christmas, Luke’s Gospel features accounts of two proclamations, one preceding and one following the ...

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But what endures is the message of that first Christmas and the teachings the small boy born in a manger would offer as he ...

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The three Herods mentioned in the Holy Scripture were all notorious for their cruelty. The first was Herod of Ascalon, aka ...