AMG 2

True or false?

  1. Mary rode to Bethlehem on a donkey. (False – no donkey is mentioned.)
  2. Jesus was visited by shepherds. (True)
  3. Three kings came and brought gold, frankincense and myrrh. (False – they were astronomers, not kings – and we don’t know how many there were.)
  4. The angel Gabriel visited Mary and told her she’d have a baby. (True)
  5. Jesus was born in a stable (False – it was probably a poorly-furnished outbuilding.)
  6. The shepherds and wise men came to visit Jesus on the night he was born. (False – the magi’s visit was many months later.)
  7. The wise men followed a star. (True)
  8. The baby Jesus was laid in a manger or animal feeding trough. (True)
  9. Jesus was born at Christmas time. (Trick question – most experts think he was born in Autumn, not Winter.) 

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