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Daniel Burke of the Religion News Service on contemporary conceptions of Christmas vs. the Bible:

Baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph are there for sure. Three wise men, a few shepherds. Maybe a donkey, ox and lamb stand nearby in the stable.

Centuries of Christmas carols, creches and pageants—among countless other works of art—have ensconced this scene in the heart of the Nativity for generations of Christians. But the Bible doesn’t.

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(Even the most superficial reading of the Christian Bible puts the Wise Men’s arrival about two years after the birth.)

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