One of the most compelling realities surrounding the Nativity narrative is Jesus’ birth was foretold long before the manger, with the Old Testament, including important prophecies pointing ...

The Old Testament contains a variety of books divided into different categories such as law or history. One important category is prophecy: Prophecy in the bible refers to the words spoken by the ...

In Matthew’s narrative, Jesus’ birth is detected by foreign priests ... In the words of the Pontifical Biblical Commission: “It would be wrong to consider the prophecies of the Old Testament as some ...