These 11.5 Inch Nativity Scene Sets
are made of resin. There are 6 pieces included, the Holy Family and Three wise men . The baby Jesus lies in his crib (attached). He is lying on a light cream colored blanket that is antiqued. Mary kneels before Jesus with a cream colored mantle over her head and a cerulean blue shawl around her shoulders. She wears a red gown as well. Joseph wears a sienna colored tunic with an antique brown cape draped around his shoulders. He holds a wooden staff in his left hand. King Gaspar wears a antique red tunic with a purple cape. He has a gold and purple crown on his head. He holds the gift of frankincense in a red and gold vessel. King Melchior has royal blue tunic with a light brown cape with a fur like collar. Upon his head he has a gold crown atop a jeweled green turban. He is holding a chest of gold for Jesus. King Balthazar kneels before Jesus in a burnt orange tunic with a hunter green cape lined with gold trim. In front of him is a chalice filled with myrrh.
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Cycle of the Nativity Story:
For many of us Christmas means Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and the events thereon. However there are a great number of events and stories which surround the Nativity of Christ. Some are accepted as the Gospel truths, others are a little dubious in the sense that they may have been subjected to later embellishments in the course of storytelling and translating; or simply that there were only fragments (tiny scraps of writings) which did not give a full enough text - such as the worthy Gospel of St Peter himself - to make them worth keeping in the New Testament. Click to check out our unique Christmas Nativity Scene Sets. There were two main gospels which contained accounts of the Nativity. These were called the 'Infant Narratives'. The oldest is from the protoevangelium of St James. There is some basis for truth, and in fact the Eastern Christian Church accepts many of these stories as part of the old liturgy of the Nativity. But Western Christians have put them in the 'appocryphal gospels' (not to be confused with the Apocalypse!) ie, stories which might have a layer of legendary 'jam' between the sponge truths!) Select if you would like to hang Nativity Ornaments on your Artifical Prelit Christmas Trees. Click to look at more Christian Gift Ideas for your holiday gift giving.

Such stories enjoyed popularity right up to the Norman invasion of Britain, which happened some time after the rift between the East and West Christians. Until the Norman invasion, Christian imagery tended to be very Byzantine in style, and the stories in the Nativity Cycle were often painted onto church walls as a visual aid to largely illiterate congregation. Select the following link to view all of our fabulous Nativity Figurines. The Normans, with the blessing of Rome, set about destroying these images, because they were not Western, and a new order was evolved. However, as they covered all the old picture stories up with Limewash, they were all preserved rather than destroyed, so that today many restored churches in England have this wonderful old witness to the early stories of Christ's nativity for all to see! Select to view all of our wonderful Christmas Nativity Scene products. Also select to add special Nativity Accessories to your unique Nativity collection.