Nativity Understood

This is a nativity scene despite its more unconventional look!

 

The remit for this model was to create something more in keeping with the bible accounts and history. rather than the popular depiction of the complete Nativity story 'in a nutshell' approach.

 

Firstly; I have not included the wise men. The biblical account mentions that Jesus was a young child and in a house. While the exact age is not known, it was clearly after his birth in the innkeepers stable,

 

Secondly; The stable depiction is based on historical concepts. They did not have barns in the way the western world understands them. Rather they would have had either caves or lean too stables. Given this belonged to an inn keeper I felt the lean too stable was the more likely option.

 

Finally; we have the limited focus on Jesus. He would have been just another baby to the people around them. I have a guest on the roof looking out obliviously to mark this.

 

The only remarkable thing about the birth would have been the unexpected arrival of the shepherds, offering their testimony about what the angels had told them. So Jesus is much harder to notice in my model than the arrival of shepherds.

 

There is of course no donkey mentioned in the bible either! Though entirely possible there was one there at the birth I left this animal out.

 

I hope you enjoy it and have a very Merry Christmas

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