This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be enrolled, each to his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judaea ...

39 When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth. 40 And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, ...

One of the distinctive marks of the Christian Gospels, something that separates them from all of the other religious literature of the world, is that they are conveying news. They are not simply ...