The Nativity

(Continued from The Maccabees)

Without a doubt, one of the most well-known stories from The Bible is
"The Nativity"-- the story of the birth of Jesus.  Of course, this only goes for Christian Bibles, not Jewish ones (so, Old Testament, not New Testament).  This may explain why, while so little has been featured in the BOYS' LIFE series from the New Testament, this story was featured 8 times, starting all the way back in December 1953 (just a little over a year after the series began).  Although, not since 1964--  49 years ago.  (I'm sure Christmas was more than dealt with in the rest of the magazine.)

Please note that the 1955 version is rather...  "unusual". In addtion, I'm also including a bonus from 1959, the story "All Through The Night", as well as a bonus from 1967, "The Origin Of XMAS".

I believe the 1953 version of this was the only genuine Bible story
in BOYS' LIFE that was 2 full pages long!

VERSION 1
December 1953  /  art by CREIG FLESSEL

VERSION 2
December 1955  /  art by CREIG FLESSEL

VERSION 3
December 1956  /  art by IRV NOVICK

VERSION 4
December 1957  /  art by IRV NOVICK

VERSION 5
December 1958  /  art by IRV NOVICK

VERSION 6
December 1959  /  art by IRV NOVICK

VERSION 7
December 1960  /  art by IRV NOVICK

VERSION 8
December 1964  /  art by LOU FINE

"The Origin Of XMAS"
December 1967  /  art by LOU FINE

(Conitinued in The Parables Of Jesus)

Copyright (C) BOY'S LIFE Magazine
Restorations by Henry Kujawa

Read the entire STORIES FROM THE BIBLE series from the beginning!

For More:
Read the Wikipedia page on The Nativity Of Jesus