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 real story of Christmas, which naturally draws children, is a child arriving to a poor couple and given a bed in a stable ...

Manger scenes displayed around Christmastime usually feature an ox and an ass beside the infant Jesus. According to the Gospel of Luke, Mary placed her child in a manger – an animal feeding bin – ...

Robyn J. Whitaker does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. (Jesus said) “Let the children come to me, do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of ...

“The Carpenter’s Son,” starring Nicolas Cage, is disconnected from biblical hope. Amid a proliferation of “family-friendly” Bible movies and TV shows, it’s striking to come across a film like R-rated ...

Most of us know the basics of the story of Jesus’ birth. According to the ancient sources, he was born in Bethlehem to Mary and Joseph, Jews living in Israel in the first century CE. Traditional ...

Mary Dzon does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) But little Lord Jesus, no crying he makes is a line from one of my least favourite Christmas carols. Apart from being generally saccharine, Away in a Manger depicts baby ...