The Bethlehem-born shepherd-king harkens back to earlier figures ... Ancient Christians both appropriated and critically modified the good shepherd paradigm. Jesus names himself as the “good shepherd” ...
The shepherds quickly made haste to ... they did not know exactly where the child Jesus was. They had to ask. Herod the Great, King of Judea, felt threatened when the Magi—wise men from the ...
A new series telling the story of King David, one of the best-known kings of Israel, will be released on Prime Video on Feb.
Luke says these shepherds were notified about Jesus ... They made sure that readers were aware of Jesus' genealogical connection to King David with the mention of this city.
NARRATOR: Jesus’ first visitors were poor shepherds and rich men, and even though he was a king he was born in a stable meant for farm animals. Because of this, Christians believe that Jesus ...
world coming to worship this new king. Also, compared to the humble shepherds, they represent people with a different status in society worshipping Jesus. The Magi are warned in a dream not to ...
Professor Mykytiuk noted, "During winter, shepherds kept sheep in ... to establish a calendar beginning with Jesus' birth but miscalculated the dates of King Herod and other historical markers.