{"id":20920,"date":"2024-11-24T14:24:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T14:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=20920"},"modified":"2025-05-12T18:14:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T18:14:10","slug":"biblical-origin-significance-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/biblical-origin-significance-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Bibelstudium: Was ist die wahre Bedeutung von Weihnachten?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>What is the biblical origin and significance of Christmas? The Gospel of Luke tells us of the angel Gabriel&#039;s annunciation to Mary, her visit to Elizabeth, and the journey to Bethlehem where Jesus was born in humble circumstances. We hear of the angels proclaiming good news to the shepherds, who then hurried to see the newborn Savior. Matthew&#039;s account focuses on Joseph&#039;s perspective, the visit of the Magi from the East, and the flight to Egypt to escape Herod&#039;s wrath.\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the biblical origin and significance of Christmas? The Gospel of Luke tells us of the angel Gabriel&#039;s annunciation to Mary, her visit to Elizabeth, and the journey to Bethlehem where Jesus was born in humble circumstances. We hear of the angels proclaiming good news to the shepherds, who then hurried to see the newborn Savior. Matthew&#039;s account focuses on Joseph&#039;s perspective, the visit of the Magi from the East, and the flight to Egypt to escape Herod&#039;s wrath.\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21053,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36],"tags":[210],"series":[209],"class_list":["post-20920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-study","tag-christmas-series","series-christmas"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20917,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/christmas-in-the-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":20920,"position":0},"title":"Biblical Debates: Is Christmas Biblical? Is Christmas In The Bible?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"November 26, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Is the celebration of Christmas mentioned in the Bible? But we must look deeper than a surface-level reading. While Christmas itself is not mentioned, the Gospels do recount the wondrous story of Christ&#39;s nativity - the angelic proclamations, the journey to Bethlehem, the humble manger, the adoration of the shepherds and Magi. These accounts invite us to marvel at the mystery of the Incarnation and God&#39;s love made manifest. 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