The apostles of Jesus told the story of his birth. How did they get the story when they weren't there?
John Sinclair · Mary, the mother of Jesus, was with Him on much of His journey. She is mentioned in John 2:1 “On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there” “The third day” refers to how long the first disciples were with Jesus Mary was at the cross when Jesus died. She was in the upper room. At some point Jesus appeared to James, his brother, after His crucifixion. The stories about the birth of Jesus were probably well known in the early church. In the Catholic tradition, James was the son of Joseph by his first deceased wife. If that be true, he was older than Jesus. Jude is the brother of James and altho there are some who question that the book of James was written by the LORD’s brother, we attribute the book of Jude to the LORD’s brother. So much of what we see in scripture is taken from first hand witnesses Luke was Greek Doctor that wrote one of the accounts you mentioned. Jewish men did not talk to women outside of their family...