Looking for study resources for Advent? Want to deepen your understanding of Jesus’ birth in the larger story of the Bible?
Bible Journey provides immersive on-site videos and teaching that will enhance your understanding of the nativity.
Check out these videos in which Dr. Tim Laniak explains critical connections between Jesus’ birth and Old Testament prophecies, and takes you to significant places in both Matthew and Luke’s accounts.
- In this lecture Dr. Laniak describes the Old Testament echoes in the story of Jesus’ birth.
- In this lecture Dr. Laniak explains the significance of Bethlehem as Jesus’ birthplace.
- In this video Dr. Laniak takes you into a traditional Palestinian home that would have served as the “inn” where Mary and Joseph stayed in Bethlehem.
- In this video Dr. Laniak takes you into a traditional stable like the one where Mary would have given birth to Jesus.
- In this video Dr. Laniak takes you into a shepherd’s field outside of Bethlehem to connect the stories of Ruth, David, and Jesus.
- In this video Dr. Laniak shows you the remains of Herod’s palace outside of Bethlehem.
You can dive deeper into the gospels of Matthew and Luke in Bible Journey’s The Gospels study.