A Perennial Digression

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Christmas Q&A

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The Magi and the Manger: Imaging Christmas in Ancient Art and Ritual – The  Yale ISM Review

Q: You wrote last year that you’re dubious of the historicity of the birth narratives for Jesus in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. Can you repeat the reason succinctly?

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