Many Christians are familiar with the beautiful and tender words of the medieval theologian Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) in the hymns "O Sacred Head Now Wounded," "Jesus the Very Thought of Thee," ...

The exact date of Jesus's birth is unknown, though it is estimated to have been in the spring between 6 and 4 B.C. Christians began celebrating Christmas on December 25 in the 4th century, possibly to ...

Every Christmas, a storm of controversy ignites over the accurate date of Jesus’ birth. Fueled by sensationalist media and a public eager to speculate, these debates churn out myths and historical ...

To some people, Christmastime is nothing more than a season of generosity, joy, dressing up evergreen trees, waiting for Santa Claus and buying gifts for their loved ones. To others, it is all of ...

Days ahead of Christmas, when the world celebrates the birth of Jesus, scientists have raised a question over something believed for centuries that Christ was born in Bethlehem. This is not the first ...

Josh Gates is standing above the site where Christ was born according to scholars. Pic credit: Discovery The notion that Jesus was born in a straw-filled manger at a stranger’s home surrounded by ...

DALLAS — Today, most babies get a birth certificate, making it easy to prove what day you're born on. But in the time of Jesus, it didn’t work that way. So, was Jesus actually born on Dec. 25? For ...

Author's Note: All previous volumes of this series are here. The first 56 volumes are compiled into the book "Bible Study For Those Who Don't Read The Bible." "Part Two," featuring volumes 57-113, was ...