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The History and Archaeology of Christmas (Part 2) - Chris McKinny and Kyle Keimer

Biblical World

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I Don't See Any Reason to Distinguish Joseph From Bethlehem

There's no evidence that people return to be accounted for ancestral things. They go back to the place where they own land, and or where their family is. The traditional interpretation is because caesar augustus said to and that everyone had to do what he says. But as kale alluded to, and stephen carleson has argued, if joseph is actually planning to live, or already living at beth Bethlehem, and he goes out to get his betrothed wife, from nazareth, to bring her back home makes a lot of sense. And if we have to remember there are two very different narratives present in christmas story - luke and matthew

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