If you aren't a Christian, the Christmas story can seem as far-fetched as Santa Claus. Billions of people will celebrate ...

This is the story of Jesus’ birth — the reason for Christmas Day as printed in the New Living Bible, Luke 1:26-38 and 2:1-32.

With those words, Luke the Evangelist ends his narrative of Jesus’ conception, birth, and infancy. A few paragraphs later, he concludes his account of Jesus’ later childhood with a variation on the ...

Remember the reason for the season this December with the best Christmas Bible verses, including scripture about the birth of ...

Mary’s life spans two of history’s greatest moments. She was present at the birth of Jesus — the moment when the eternal Son ...

Manger scenes displayed at Christmas usually feature an ox and an ass beside the infant Jesus. According to the Gospel of Luke, Mary placed her child in a manger “because there was no room for them in ...

After a long journey to a strange place, Mary and Joseph sought shelter — a safe place to rest and for Mary to give birth to Jesus. There was no room for them at the inn, so they laid the newborn ...

The Greek myth of Danaë and Perseus shaped ancient debates about the virgin birth of Jesus and early Christian identity.

A new book argues that the mother of Jesus was a powerhouse in her own right. Madonna and Child, c.1485 (oil on wood) by Giovanni Bellini, currently at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

“And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered” (Luke 2:6). That Jesus ...