Birth of Jesus
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Daniel's Magi Follow a Star
The Magi were an ancient sect of priestly scholars. Their religion is known as Zoroastrianism and was founded in Persia. It is a monotheistic religion ...
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The Annunciation of Mary
The Gospel of Luke begins with Joseph and Mary enjoying their one-year engagement period. It does not state if the engagement period had just begun ...
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Meaning of a Head Tax
The first taxation in history occurred 5,000 years ago when a Pharoah in ancient Egypt collected a flat 20% of all grain harvests. The ...
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The Trip to Bethlehem
Mary was now very close to her delivery date. The proud parents to be probably placed a wooden crib built by Joseph in their bedroom ...
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The Engagement of Joseph and Mary
The Story of Jesus begins during the engagement period of a young Jewish couple. The name of the girl is Mary, a derivative of the ...
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The Actual Birth Date of Jesus Revealed
The exact date of Jesus’ birth has eluded Biblical scholars for the past 2,000 years. The first mention of December 25th as being the ...
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Birth Of Jesus According To The Catholic Church
While scripture does not state Joseph’s age, the Catholic church decided that Joseph needed to be portrayed in church literature as extremely old. And ...
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How Ancients Thought Babies Were Conceived vs How Jesus Was Conceived
The accepted ancient understanding of conception was that the man had the seed of the child. He puts the seed into the woman who only ...
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Why Jesus Had To Be Born Of a Virgin
The idea of a Virgin Birth had been around for thousands of years before the birth of Jesus. Pharaohs and Roman Emperors had all made ...