# Stephen Carlson - Mary, Joseph, and the so-called "Inn"

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Podcast: [Biblical World](https://stenobird.com/podcast/biblical-world-3753605)
Published: 2025-12-23T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://biblicalworld.podbean.com/e/stephen-carlson-mary-joseph-and-the-so-called-inn/
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## Resource

Jason Staples and Stephen Carlson try to ruin your Nativity! Jason discusses Stephen’s essay ”The Accommodations of Joseph and Mary in Bethlehem: Κατάλυμα in Luke 2:7.” They also discuss when Mary and Joseph get married, the census in Luke 2:2, and ... (wait for it) ... the Spanish Inquisition.

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