Is Everything You Know About Christmas Wrong? Dan McClellan Explains
Description
Many of the Christmas traditions we take for granted, like December 25th, the Nativity, Christmas trees, the Magi, the star of Bethlehem, and even Herod’s massacre, have complex histories that don’t always match the Bible or what we’ve been taught. This week, biblical scholar Dan McClellan joins us to explain the most common Christmas misconceptions and what the historical and textual evidence actually shows.
👉 Dr. McClellan helps us explore:
– When Christians started saying “put Christ back in Christmas”
– Whether Christmas has pagan origins
– The origins of the Nativity scene
– How modern culture reshapes the Bible
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🎙️ Credits
Guest: Dr. Dan McClellan
Hosted by Dr. Jordan Jones
Edited by Mary Kathryn Lichty
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