making 4–6 BC a likely range for Jesus' birth year. Another piece of the puzzle comes from the biblical description of shepherds watching over their flocks at night. Professor Mykytiuk noted ...

So shepherds were not allowed into the temple where the sacrifices took place. A little more than 2,000 years ago, the Bible says when the angels came to announce the birth of Jesus, they came ...

When producer Derral Eves saw one of Dallas Jenkins’ Biblical short films, he knew right away that he was seeing something ...

NARRATOR: Today we are going to learn about the birth of Jesus ... some gold for my next birthday! NARRATOR: Jesus’ first visitors were poor shepherds and rich men, and even though he was ...

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 ...

Mary gave birth to Jesus in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn (Luke 2:6-7). An angel of the Lord first announced the birth to the shepherds. The shepherds quickly made haste ...

There is no story of the annunciation, the virgin birth or the appearance of the angels to the shepherds. The resurrection is not even mentioned. Jefferson discovered a Jesus who was a great ...