The Gospels of Matthew and Luke both reference Bethlehem as the birthplace of Jesus, fulfilling a prophecy from the Old Testament that ... a smaller town closer to Nazareth. Oshri points to ...

Critics are quick to point out that no direct Old Testament prophecy states that the Messiah would be from Nazareth, suggesting that Matthew misinterpreted or fabricated this connection.

Jefferson set aside his New Testament research, returning to it again in the summer of 1820. This time, he completed a more ambitious work, The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth Extracted ...