Brent Landau

Brent Landau

Brent Landau

Brent Landau is a lecturer in religious studies at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of Revelation of the Magi: The Lost Tale of the Wise Men’s Journey to Bethlehem (HarperOne, 2010).

Rogier van der Weyden

Was Luke a Historian? (Vietnamese)

Tin Lành Lu-ca chứa đựng một sự pha trộn dữ liệu lịch sử vững chắc và sự tái tạo giàu trí tưởng tượng.

Rogier van der Weyden

Was Luke a Historian?

The Gospel of Luke contains a mix of solid historical data and imaginative reconstruction.

Ravenna mosaic of the gifts of the magi

The Magi

The three “wise men” of the Christmas story are some of the most widely recognized figures from the Bible, but much of the information about them comes from later legends.

Zechariah Icon

The Benedictus

The Benedictus is a hymn sung by John the Baptist’s father, Zechariah. Some scholars believe, however, that the Benedictus is an early Christian hymn focusing on Jesus as well as John—possibly written by Luke himself.