If you’re looking for something to learn on Shavuos, this exploration of the layout of Luchos is free to print and share.

Similarly, the variations in the Nativity stories—Matthew features Persian Magi, while Luke omits them in favor ... but his arguments in print are much more measured than his online persona ...

And these versions of the Nativity miss something essential: the humanity of Jesus. Though neither of the Gospel accounts of Christ’s birth describes him crying, the Gospel of Luke says that ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published Dec 18, 2022. The Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke both contain the Nativity story. The Nativity story or the birth of Jesus is not found in ...

I’ve always appreciated the part of the story that appears only in the Book of Luke, one of the four Gospels ... shepherd in a school or community Nativity play. But I’ve been trying to ...

The opening chapters of Matthew and Luke introduce us to Jesus as the long-awaited Messiah, conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. While the rest of the New Testament says little ...

For full-text access to all articles, subscribe to the Century. I often wonder about the innkeeper, that most maligned character of the Christmas story. He doesn’t actually show up in the text; his ...

The biblical story Nativity plays take creative liberties to condense the biblical story. The accounts of Jesus' birth are found in the first two chapters of Matthew and Luke. Both Gospels describe ...

And who were the Magi? Bible scholar and social media star Dan McClellan sheds light on what the Gospels say, what historical records show, and what Luke, frankly, invented. Listen to the podcast.

The "Nativity" story is what the holiday of Christmas is all about. But the story itself is a bit of a "Rashomon." Matthew and Luke tell it differently. The other two gospelers, Mark and John ...

From images of the Virgin Mary on Christmas cards to carols about the little donkey, the baby Jesus in nativity ... of Mark or John. Luke is the main source of the Christmas story, while Matthew ...

Luke Moon, executive director of the Philos Project which promotes Christian-Jewish relations, told The Post: “The Church should be telling the [nativity] story as it is written in the Bible ...