St. Lukeï¿1/2ï¿1/2ï¿1/2s story of ï¿1/2ï¿1/2ï¿1/2shepherds in the fields keeping watch over their flocks by nightï¿1/2ï¿1/2ï¿1/2 echoes in the hearts and minds of millions who have heard the story told and retold year after year.

Like most well-loved tales, the simple account of the adoration by the shepherds has grown and developed over the ages. Extra traditions have attached themselves to it. Charming characters and details have become part of the story. Beautiful preaching points have illuminated the tale and unlocked the storyï¿1/2ï¿1/2ï¿1/2s deeper meanings. Many of these ï¿1/2ï¿1/2ï¿1/2extras, ï¿1/2ï¿1/2ï¿1/2 however, were conditioned by later cultural assumptions and colored by devotions removed from historical reality.

What are the true circumstances of the birth of Jesus Christ? What was Bethlehem like at the time of Jesusï¿1/2ï¿1/2ï¿1/2 birth, and why was the little village so important? How did Joseph and Mary meet, and why did they travel to Bethlehem? Were they really h

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