In doing so, we always want to adjust our assumptions and conclusions according to the truth of Scripture and not the other way around. Note: Tiberius became Emperor in A. Note: There is some debate concerning possible Christian additions within the writings of Josephus, as mentioned by Lea and Black on this page. Subscribe to receive our weekly emails PLUS access to the free digital theological library!
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We don't share your email address with anyone, and you can unsubscribe any time. Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus. Subscribe to ReasonableTheology. Prior to this period, different Christians celebrated Christmas on different dates. Most likely, Joseph and Mary stayed with family but the guest room was too small for childbirth and hence Mary gave birth in the main room of the house where animal mangers could also be found. There were probably not three magi and they were not kings.
The tradition of three comes from the mention of three gifts — gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Notably, the magi visit Jesus in a house not an inn or stable and their visit is as late as two years after the birth. Notably absent from these biblical accounts is Mary riding a donkey and animals gathered around the baby Jesus.
Animals begin to appear in nativity art in the fourth century AD, possibly because biblical commentators at the time used Isaiah 3 as part of their anti-Jewish polemic to claim that animals understood the significance of Jesus in a way that Jews did not. When Christians today gather around a crib or set up a nativity scene in their homes they continue a tradition that began in the 12th century with Francis of Assisi.
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