Biblical stories of Jesus' birth reveal intriguing clues ... and a censer of frankincense in this work by Andrea Mantegna, painted in 1495-1505. The painting is now at the J. Paul Getty Museum ...

The Birth of Jesus Christ, Kim Ki-chang, 1952–53. Born in Seoul to a Christian family, Kim Ki-chang (1914–2001), also known by the artist name Unbo (or Woonbo), came to fame with his ...

Brian Kershisnik, a professional artist and BYU alumnus, visited the BYU Museum of Art on Monday, Dec. 4 to showcase and answer questions about his painting, “Nativity.” ...

The birth of Jesus Christ - a seminal biblical event - has been the subject of many paintings by Western artists, who have often applied the ideas of beauty and creativity prevalent there while ...

The story of Jesus's birth is oft told, but Mary and Joseph's unconventional courtship can also be found in the history of Judea. HISTORY MAGAZINE Here’s what biblical scholars say.

Earlier this year, more than 22,000 people signed a petition protesting what they saw as a “homoerotic” painting of Jesus commissioned to celebrate Easter in the Spanish city of Seville.

In other words, the belief that Jesus was a descendant of King David led to the development of a story about Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem. Raymond Brown, another scholar on the Gospels, ...

Despite Christian tradition, Jesus was likely not born on December 25, 1 AD. If Jesus were born in the reign of King Herod then he must have been born before 4 BC at the very earliest.

We see in the birth of Jesus God's desire to be with us. This is the essence of the incarnation. "The Word (Jesus) became flesh and made His dwelling among us’ (John 1:14).

Of the four Gospels, two describe the virgin birth of Jesus, and two don’t mention it. The Gospel of Mark has people of Galilee referring to Jesus as the son of Mary, when the norm was to ...