WISEMEN EDITION
Christmas has been celebrated for hundreds of years. And as the story of Jesus's birth has been told again and again through story, art, songs, and more - people have had the opportunity to embellish the facts of the narrative we find in the Bible. The following are some common misconceptions about the Christmas story and the real facts behind them.
Myth Jesus was born in a stable.
Fact The Bible does say that there was no guest room for Mary and Joseph, so they had to spend the night by a manger, which was a feeding trough for animals (Luke 2.7). However, in that day, they didn't have stables detached from homes in the way we typically think about it. Animals would have more likely been kept in a lower room or cave attached to the main home. This is where Mary and Joseph would have been.
Myth There were three wise men.
Fact The Bible doesn't say how many wise men there were, just that there was a group of men from the East (Matthew 2.1-12). The Bible mentions three gifts being given, which has caused people to assume there were three men.
Myth The wise men visited Jesus when He was a baby.
Fact Most manger scenes depict the wise men standing around the manger on the night of Jesus's birth, but the Bible doesn't tell us exactly when the wise men arrived. Historically, it is more likely that they arrived later, when Jesus was a young toddler.
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