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Religious studies, california state university. >> and muslims believe, just like christians do, that jesus was born to mary, who was a virgin, and mary, interesting enough, is the only woman who's mentioned by name in the qur'an -- in fact, she is mentioned more by name in the qur'an than in the new testament. [ men singing ] >> of the four new testament gospels, only two feature the nativity story. the gospel according to luke tells of the roman emperor augustus caesar's census and the journey from nazareth to bethlehem and jesus' birth, where he is wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid in a...

Star on all of his coins. and so when you say in a nativity story that the real star is, in fact, over a manger in bethlehem and a little peasant jewish boy is the savior and lord of the universe, that is a dramatic counterclaim to the message of roman imperial theology. >> i think these details become food for thought. i also agree with the expression "the devil is in the details." >> reverend a.r. bernard is the pastor and founder of the christian cultural center in new york city. >> to me, the birth of jesus is the miracle and mystery of the incarnation of god. we're taught to question. we'...

>> they're afraid to come. [ gunfire ] >> they're afraid of all the turmoil and fighting that has plagued this area. >> this bethlehem used to be 100% christian. now it's only about 35%. >> i've talked to people who used to wait for hours to get into the church of the nativity, and now it looks like you can walk right in. >> absolutely, 'cause you can see, the tiny little door that we'll be going through. [ men singing ] >> so, this is, uh -- this is the traditional birthplace of jesus. >> this is the traditional birthplace, and i think there's very, very little doubt about the city, and perha...

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