After Osiris was murdered by his brother Seth, Isis conceived Horus through magic while hiding in the Nile delta. Although it is not a virgin birth like Jesus, the magical conception can be ...

What Jesus Looked Like. For centuries, the depiction of Jesus Christ has been a subject of profound fascination, intrigue, and controversy. From Renaissance masterpieces to contemporary ...

Jesus’ birth story has captivated billions of people for more than two millennia, as the Bible details a loving God’s decision to send His Son to die for the sins of humanity — and live again.

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 ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — In his Christmas Eve homily Thursday, Pope Francis noted the simplicity of Jesus' birth as he rebuked what he called societies' intoxication with consumerism, pleasure, abundance ...

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, ...