Matthew's reference to Jesus being from Nazareth aligns with the broader Old Testament theme of the Messiah as a despised and rejected figure who would be of low status (see Isaiah 53:3).

For Christians, discomfort with the Old Testament is nothing new. ... Marcion shunned what he saw as the wrathful God of Israel, instead embracing the compassionate figure of Jesus of Nazareth.

The 3,000-year-old Nazareth, in Israel, is long past its days as a rustic Christmas-card image. Accessibility statement Skip to main content Democracy Dies in Darkness ...

We are not done yet with the current war in Lebanon and clear signs of the next war have become very apparent, and from a city seldom in the news. Nazareth is an old city in Israel's Galilee. It ...

The Old Testament tells the story of Israel coming to know the living God, ... It isn’t Joshua the son of Nun who gives us the full revelation of God but Yeshua of Nazareth.

Matthew 2:23 says that Jesus was raised in Nazareth "that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, ... But this statement does not appear in anywhere in the Old Testament.

Contributed PhotoSandra Miller Nearly three decades have passed since Sandra Miller was found stabbed to death in her Nazareth home, ... Thirty-year-old murder of Nazareth woman getting fresh look.