Editing Church of the Nativity (section)

==Base in scripture==
Of the four canonical gospels, [[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] and [[Gospel of Luke|Luke]] mention the birth of Jesus, both placing it in Bethlehem.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bible Gateway passage: Matthew 2 - New International Version |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%202&version=NIV |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=Bible Gateway |language=en |archive-date=15 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715130227/https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%202&version=NIV |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{bibleverse|Luke|2:1–7}}</ref> Luke mentions the manger: "and she gave birth to her son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them."<ref>Luke 2:7, [[New International Version]] [NIV]</ref>

A variant of the narrative is contained in the [[Gospel of James]], an [[New Testament apocrypha|apocryphal]] [[Infancy gospels|infancy gospel]].<ref>{{cite book
| last1            = Ehrman
| first1           = Bart
| last2            = Plese
| first2           = Zlatko
| title            = The Apocryphal Gospels: Texts and Translations
| publisher        = Oxford University Press
| year             = 2011
| url              = https://books.google.com/books?id=xqQ9LSzs8hgC
| isbn             = 9780199831289
}}</ref>