jesus was born? scientists do indicate there was extraordinary activity in the skies. but for many scholars, looking for proof of the star of bethlehem or proof of the nativity itself misses the real point. we don t know very much about the historical birth of jesus. we know, however, that the tales that were told are powerful and still moving to the present day. but the story we celebrate this holiday season didn t start here. it actually follows the stories of all our ancient ancestors from the old testament. if you think about it, it s very heart, the bible is a story of the family, it sprawls across the generations. like most families, they started off by fighting one another. and by making peace. they tried to make rules to
story, matthew and luke. matthew we have the star of bethlehem, the magi. in luke we have the annunciation. we traveled to bethlehem to see where jesus was born, to see the church of the nativity. the manger? the manger basically where the church of the nativity is built over the manger where jesus was born attention where they believe jesus was born. so pilgrims travel to the church of the nativity, going down deep into the grotto of the church to see the actual place where they believe jesus was born. it s a cave. it s not a barn. he was placed in what we call an animal trough. this is what theologians say, god is turning the tables on humanity. he s saying, through strength, we have through weakness, we have strength. through poverty, we have wealth. god is simply turning the tables. we re also asking the question: if jesus is called jesus of nazareth, why is he born in
it s unbelievable to think that this is where jesus was born. every christmas, this is what we hear about. before i wasn t really sure about my faith, but now that i m here, i m seeing all of this, i love it. it s amazing. the christmas story is all about stars and light. in the gospels, a star leads the three wise men, the magi, to the newborn child. at that time when new stars were seen, it was usual the signal of the birth of a very important person. but could there really have been such a star on the night jesus was born? scientists do indicate there was extraordinary activity in the skies. but for many scholars, looking for proof of the star of bethlehem or proof of the
but for many scholars, looking for proof of the star of bethlehem or proof of the nativity itself misses the real point. we don t know much about the historical birth of jesus. we know that the tales that were told are timeless accounts that are powerful and beautiful and still are very moving to the present day. but the story we celebrate this holiday season didn t start here. it actually follows the stories of all our ancient ancestors of the old testament. if you think about it, at its very heart, the bible is the story of a family, a great epic tale that spans and sprawling across the generations. like most families, they started off by fighting one another and by making peace. they tried to make rules to live by and to keep them, or at least to learn from their mistakes. and like every family, they were
the skies. but for many scholars, looking for proof of the star of bethlehem or proof of the nativity itself misses the real point. we don t know much about the historical birth of jesus, we know that the tales that were told are timeless accounts that are powerful and beautiful and still are very moving to the present day. but the story we celebrate this holiday season didn t start here. it actually follows the stories of all our ancient ancestors of the old testament. the bible is the story of a family a great epic tale that spans and sprawling across the generations. like most families, they started off by fighting one another and by making peace. they tried to make rules to live by and to keep them, or at least to learn from their mistakes. and like every family, they were convinced that they were special, even when everything was working against them.