Only 12 per cent of adults and seven per cent of those aged between 18 and 24 really know the story of Jesus\u2019s birth, a survey from the theological think tank Theos suggested this week.<\/p>\n
Some parts of the story were better known than others to the 1015 who responded to the poll. Although 73 per cent knew that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, nine per cent thought it was Nazareth, and ten per cent, Jerusalem.<\/p>\n
The percentage correctly identifying an angel as the one who told Mary she would give birth to a son was also 73, but six per cent thought the Wise Men told her, and five per cent thought it was the shepherds.<\/p>\n
Correctly identifying Jesus\u2019s cousin proved tricky for more than half the respondents. While 48 per cent said it was John the Baptist, 12 per cent suggested Peter, and six per cent, Luke and James. Asked where Joseph, Mary, and Jesus went to escape from King Herod when Jesus was a young child, just 22 per cent of respondents gave the correct answer \u201d\u201d Egypt.<\/p>\n