The 1,600-year-old manuscript had sat unnoticed for decades at a German university. Experts say it may be the oldest written document detailing Jesus’ childhood.

“Boy Jesus: Growing Up Judean in Turbulent Times” is written by Joan Taylor. Taylor said her studies convinced her even more of Jesus’ connection to King David’s royal lineage.

This children’s Christmas book paints baby Jesus in a new (or rather ancient) light. In 2010 I visited the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth and was struck by how different ethnic groups ...

Today, more than two millennia after Augustus forced a poor family on a journey to Bethlehem, billions of people around the world will sing not to Octavian but to that frail little boy.

A portion of the painting “The Holy Family” (about 1820) by Joseph Paelinck depicts the baby Jesus held by Mary, left, and her mother Anne.

History An account of Jesus as a boy is decoded from an ancient papyrus scrap. The 1,600-year-old manuscript had sat unnoticed for decades at a German university.