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From this perspective, the familiar elements of the Nativity—the stable, the shepherds, the Magi—were not meant to paper over the embarrassment at Jesus’ illegitimacy.
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Imagine mixing the Nativity with Star Wars so that figures from one narrative are transmogrified into another.
—Armond White, National Review, 14 Mar. 2025
At Christmastime, the academy adapted a classical Ukrainian tradition of presenting the Nativity story with puppets to tell a tale of Cossack warriors defending children and families – one with a newborn baby – against Russian invaders.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Feb. 2025
Security forces arranged barriers near the Church of the Nativity, built atop the spot where Jesus is believed to have been born.
—Jalal Bwaitel, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
After nightfall, the golden walls of the Church of the Nativity were illuminated as a few dozen people quietly milled about.
—Jalal Bwaitel, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Mary reimagines the Nativity story through the eyes of Mary of Nazareth (Noa Cohen), presenting a deeply personal, coming-of-age portrayal of her journey.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Locksmith Animation In this telling of the Nativity story, there are three wise women, the shepherds have been replaced by farmers who harvest organic vegetables, and there aren’t any hymns.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Dec. 2024
In what many consider to be the biggest cinematic biblical event since The Passion of the Christ, the 2024 film Mary aims to offer a compelling retelling of the Nativity story through the perspective of Jesus’ mother, Mary of Nazareth, aka the Virgin Mary.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Imagine mixing the Nativity with Star Wars so that figures from one narrative are transmogrified into another.
—Armond White, National Review, 14 Mar. 2025
At Christmastime, the academy adapted a classical Ukrainian tradition of presenting the Nativity story with puppets to tell a tale of Cossack warriors defending children and families – one with a newborn baby – against Russian invaders.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Feb. 2025
Security forces arranged barriers near the Church of the Nativity, built atop the spot where Jesus is believed to have been born.
—Jalal Bwaitel, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
After nightfall, the golden walls of the Church of the Nativity were illuminated as a few dozen people quietly milled about.
—Jalal Bwaitel, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Mary reimagines the Nativity story through the eyes of Mary of Nazareth (Noa Cohen), presenting a deeply personal, coming-of-age portrayal of her journey.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Locksmith Animation In this telling of the Nativity story, there are three wise women, the shepherds have been replaced by farmers who harvest organic vegetables, and there aren’t any hymns.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Dec. 2024
In what many consider to be the biggest cinematic biblical event since The Passion of the Christ, the 2024 film Mary aims to offer a compelling retelling of the Nativity story through the perspective of Jesus’ mother, Mary of Nazareth, aka the Virgin Mary.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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“The Nativity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Nativity. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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