She gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn (Luke 2:7, ESV). In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God (John 1:1, ESV). Merry Christmas, and thank you for allowing me to […]
The Two Bible Christmas Stories Read More »
Before reading further, please take the Interruptions two-question Bible knowledge test below: Question #1: Who was Quirinius? Question #2: How do you pronounce this name? We recognize the name of Quirinius that’s mentioned in the Luke 2 Christmas story . . . In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should
Luke’s account of the birth of Jesus is read often at Christmas. We don’t read Matthew’s narrative, as it is rather short, “Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the King…” Informative but lacking descriptive depth. Christmas specials need more than a few words to describe the birth
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