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Witnesses at the Nativity

Steve Ray • 12/18/2020

Questions Covered:

15:57 - Can you tell us more about the Wise Men?
22:52 - Why is the entrance to the Nativity in Bethlehem so low to get into? Why is there so much division over the location?
30:05 - What was the timeline of the birth of Jesus to the presentation and then the flight into Egypt?
34:00 - When Joseph traveled with Mary, did they travel alone without other people? Was that true and was that unsafe?
41:17 - Why did the angel of the Lord go to Shepherds first?
43:48 - What was the topography of the journey that Mary made to Elizabeth?
49:20 - You said you think the star was a miracle. How could this be if the star first led them to the evil Herod?
51:17 – What is the meaning of the Nativity scene in the Vatican?

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