The Real Story of Christmas

In their article, a group of authors examines how the evidence and different accounts provided from the time period of the birth of jesus show the inaccuracies in the arguments and ideas point out many flaws. The bigger point in the article, however, is how people don't seem to care about these discrepancies. This story has withstood the test of time, literally, and I think it shows more a matter of faith than anything else. Similar to how other parts of the bible are questioned and taken as untrue, people may see gaping holes in the story of the nativity, but they will still believe that the story happened, one way or another. 

Van Biema, David, et al. "Behind the First NOEL." Time 164.24 (2004): 48-61. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 8 Dec. 2010.