Christmas Stories

The History behind an Angel visiting Mary in the Christmas Story

The angel Gabriel, who visited Mary, is God’s chief messenger angel and only appears to very important people in the Bible. The first words that Gabriel spoke to Mary ‘Greetings, you who are highly favoured! The Lord is with you.’ are very important words…

The History behind the Birth of Jesus in the Christmas Story

The birth of Jesus probably didn’t happen in the year O AD but slightly earlier, in about 5, 6 or 7BC. The dates that we use now were set by Monks and religious leaders in the Middle Ages and before. It’s also quite likely that Jesus was actually born in the autumn (during Tabernacles), not in the winter…

The End of the Christmas Story

The Christmas story is one of good news and great joy, but it is also quite a short one. There are 27 books in the New Testament part of the bible, but the story is only told in the books written by Matthew and Luke, two of Jesus’ followers and friends…