By: Mary Dzon, University of Tennessee Manger scenes displayed around Christmastime usually feature an ox and an ass beside ...

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

The celebration of the Nativity was not something that Christians did for the first few centuries of Christianity. Easter, ...

Here’s the origin of Christmas as we know it, when it’s estimated Jesus might have been born and when Christians started ...

The birth of Jesus a story that is the greatest gift to all who believe in the message and we continue to celebrate today.

What do we really know about Jesus as a child? A look at the sparse Gospel accounts, the turbulent world of first-century ...

Legends about Jesus’ early years circulated widely in the Middle Ages. Mary Dzon reflects on some of the stories.

The details of the story-both small and big-have been interpreted in different ways, some of which have no evidence at all.

The birth of Jesus Christ is symbolic of love and light for fallen humanity trapped in darkness. During this season, all across the world, the themes of hope, unity and love permeate. Love can ...

Was there really a Roman census at the time of Jesus' birth, or is this detail in the Gospel of Luke historically inaccurate?

Jesus is even identified as the “son of Mary” in the Quran (Q 19:34), a subversion of the typical patriarchal naming patterns ...