No. Didn’t people smell and not bathe and etc. back then? If you go back to that time you’ll probably be a leaper or blind or something and Jesus will just be a baby so he won’t be able to miracle work your ass back to health…
I think you mean now, not time travel, right seVen?
Yes, I would like to go to Bethlehem and see how it feels. I love the whole story of Christmas and I always love being on the spot where things happened that are important to me.
I was blessed to go to theHoly Land last year. We went to Bethleham and worshipped there. Renewed our wedding vows in Cana. Prayed on the beach where Jesus confronted Peter with “do you love me?”
Put our feet in the Jordan river.
“swam” in the Dead sea. Walked the Via Delarosa.
AWESOME TRIP.
Incidentally, I meant no disrespect to seVen with my answer. If I were a Christian I would imagine it would be an incredible experience. I wouldn’t mind going, it just hold have any spiritual meaning to me.
I’d love to go there, but not on Christmas. On Christmas I want to be at my grandparent’s house, eating, talking with my cousins, and giving/getting presents.
No. At least in part because my boyfriend would want to come with me. He’s an evangelical atheist. While I have no interest in religion, he’d probably do his best with the others and there are so many more interesting places we could go that wouldn’t involve him getting into trouble.
It is a crowded time of year to go to Israel. I think I’d rather go in January.
I missed Bethlehem when I was in Israel because the day we were supposed to go was when the Palestinians took over the Church of the Nativity in 2001. I guess I’ll just have to go back.
It would be absolutely fascinating to observe the history firsthand, though there’s a possibility Jesus wasn’t born in Bethlehem (at least I remember reading something reputable that suggested that). I’d probably get stoned pretty quick, though. Or maybe I’d get crucified and people would worship me.
Sounds pretty boring to me. I understand that the hotels are too expensive of too dirty and that the whole Bethlehem is just a tourist trap. I guess it would be more interesting, if I believed in Jesus Christ, but I would rather spend Christmas in a place with snow and Santa Claus as god intended.