…or, at least, he probably wasn’t born in a separate building as depicted by zillions of creches worldwide, say the people at the Creation Museum, who should know.
Says founder and director Ken Ham:
Think about it. Joseph would have been returning to his ancestral home for the census. The Bible says that while they were there “the days were fulfilled for her to be delivered,” which could have been several days.
No way are they going to send away a woman who is pregnant to a stable. It makes more sense that they found a home with a family but there was no room upstairs in the family living quarters so they were sheltered by the manger at the lower level.
And thanks, Faith & Reason, for the link.
Dating Jesus 
This is probably what happened, more or less.
Many scholars (not fundies) think that a more reasonable explanation.
This is the first I’ve ever heard that, but if that was the prevailing architecture, why would we think otherwise?
ancesteral land – do we know for sure Joseph had folks living there? NO. He had moved. Maybe he and his whole family moved. Anyway there are two different stories about the birth.
I bet we’re going to find out a lot of stuff we take as — well — gospel is really nowhere near the truth. Then won’t my church be mad?!?!?!
Well I’m not renovating my manger scene on my coffee table!
If you want to go heaven, you’ll at least build a lil’ adobe-type house on top of it.
I haven’t the slightest idea of how I’d do that. I bet it involves Bethlehem dirt and straw. Looks like I’m not going to heaven. Dang, I was so close!
Baby Jesus wants you to recreate Bethlehem in your front room. If you know what’s good for you…
I’ll only do it if Baby Jesus promises to arrive in person. The world needs him right now. Deal?
That seems entirely fair, yes.