Jesus Christ
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Jesus of Nazareth (b. 8-4 BC) is the central figure of Christianity. Christian views of Jesus center on the belief that Jesus is the Messiah as promised in the Old Testament and that he was resurrected after he died on a cross. Christians predominantly believe that Jesus is the Son of God, who became incarnate to provide salvation and to reconcile humanity with God by atoning for the sins of humanity by his death. Other common Christian beliefs include his Virgin Birth, miracles, fulfillment of biblical prophecy, ascension into Heaven, and future Second Coming.
The birth of Jesus is celebrated on Christmas. According to the Bible, Jesus' mother, Mary, and adoptive father, Joseph, were unable to find lodging in Bethlehem when she was pregnant with him and were forced to bring the child into the world in a lowly manger, where he was visited by three kings bearing gold, myrrh, and frankincense. This Nativity story has been portrayed by the Muppets on several occasions.
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A Christmas Together
John Denver narrates the Nativity story in the 1979 special John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together, complete with Muppets representing Joseph, Mary and the baby Jesus. Jim Henson discussed the puppets in detail:
| They were fashioned especially for the Nativity scene. They move but don't have voices. The scene in which they appear will be traditionally done with John Denver doing the narrating. The figures of Joseph, Mary, the infant Jesus and the Three Wise Men have a totally different style, based on diligent research. They look like medieval figurines you see in creche sets or religious paintings. They were carved from urethane foam, like most of the Muppets, and painted in New York. We had to be careful not to offend anyone by giving the figures comic characteristics. These are the first serious puppets we've made.[1]
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Elmo's World: Happy Holidays
A pageant of the Nativity story is presented by Prairie Dawn and the Sesame Street cast in Elmo's World: Happy Holidays. In the pageant, Natasha plays baby Jesus, with Bert as Joseph, Rosita as Mary, Zoe as an angel, and Herry, Grover and Cookie Monster as the Three Kings.
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Dinosaurs
In the first Dinosaurs episode, "The Mighty Megalosaurus", Robbie asked Earl why they count the years backwards instead of forwards -- a joke referring to the fact that the dinosaurs live in the "B.C." (or "Before Christ") era.
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