'Jesus was born at Bethlehem in Judea during the reign of Herod...' Photo: Aaron Burden via Unsplash.
A symbol for our hopes
Elaine Miles considers two stories about the birth of Jesus
by Elaine Miles
21st December 2018
Jesus was born at Bethlehem in Judea during the reign of Herod
So says Matthew’s Gospel (chapter two, verse one), and Luke’s Gospel (chapter two) agrees on that, but their accounts are very different otherwise.
