The Meeting with Simeon in the Temple is is depicted as taking place at the Circumcision of Christ, on the 8th day from his Nativity, instead of at his Presentation on the 40th day, according to Mosaic Law, as recorded in the Gospel of Luke.
When Herod's men begin killing the children one male can be seen running with his mother smiling or laughing. Obviously, the child would be horrified and not laughing.
When Herod's men begin killing the children one you get male can be seen running with his mother smiling or laughing. Obviously, the child would be horrified and not laughing.
Kings Herod the Great and Herod Antipas are addressed as "Your Majesty". The first monarch addressed that way was the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, in the 16th century.
Early on, Joseph stops teaching his apprentices to speak to Anne (Mary's mother) about the upcoming wedding. As they walk and talk, they pass and then sit in front of a cactus growth. The only cacti possibly native to the Old World are members of the genus Rhipsalis, which look nothing like the kind pictured.