Did the Christmas Story Really Happen? Live Webinar with Dr. Bart Ehrman

To learn more: bartdehrman.com/christmasevent
Every year, we hear the same stories around Christmas time:
- Jesus' birth was foretold by an angel
- Joseph and Mary traveled from Nazareth to Bethlehem for a census
- The virgin Mary gave birth to the baby Jesus in a manger
- Jesus is visited by wise men from the East who follow a star
- King Herod orders his soldiers to slaughter the infants, so Mary and Joseph flee to Egypt
- There's no room in the inn!
Dr. Bart Ehrman is holding an all-day, live webinar on Sunday, Dec. 5th, to discuss the historicity of these events.
Did the Christmas story really happen or are they legendary accounts or based on myth? Or some combination of history and legend? And how would we know?
There will be four sessions followed by Q&A, all of them about what we can know about the birth of Jesus.
Additional topics of discussion will be:
- What can we actually know about the birth of Jesus?
- How can we decide whether he was born in Bethlehem?
- Is it possible to reconcile the different Gospel accounts?
- Was the story of the Virgin Birth a later fabrication?
- What is the evidence for (or against) the many details, such as the trip to Bethlehem, the visit of the wise men, and the “slaughter of the innocents”?
- How many of the most familiar parts of the stories come from later legends?
To learn more or to register, visit: bartdehrman.com/christmasevent
Also note, there is early-bird pricing until Nov. 28th. If you miss the event, you can also buy a recording of it at the link above.
Whether you are a conservative or evangelical Christian, progressive or liberal Christian, or even an agnostic or atheist, you will get a lot out of this webinar! Dr. Ehrman will be pulling from multiple sources to answer these questions such as the New Testament, the gospels, and the non-canonical gospels - or accounts of Jesus' life that didn't make it into the New Testament.
Jesus is the most important historical figure in Western civilization. Surely, knowing what we can say about his birth from a historical point of view and the origin of the Christmas stories is quite important.
We hope to see you there! bartdehrman.com/christmasevent
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