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10 gru 2018 · As I indicated yesterday, I'm doing a series of posts leading up to Christmas, dealing with the accounts of Jesus' birth in the New Testament. Here's a discussion of the one most familiar to people, found in the Gospel of Luke.
Well, when we unwrap the story of Jesus’ birth, it isn’t what you might expect, but it certainly isn’t a letdown. Let’s explore the cast of characters and the events surrounding the birth of Jesus in the first two chapters of Luke.
19 gru 2023 · Here is a simple chronology to show how the events of Matthew 1–2 and Luke 1–2 fit together and what each of the gospel authors emphasize. Matthew tells things more through the eyes of Joseph and Luke (who perhaps interviewed Mary) tells the events largely through her eyes.
9 lut 2015 · As we saw in White’s careful examination of Luke’s birth narrative, Luke has a very clear purpose in weaving the lives of John the Baptist and Jesus. By calling Elizabeth (Johns mother) and Mary (Jesus birth mother) cousins he connects John and Jesus in by making them directly related.
22 gru 2016 · The Birth of Jesus: Luke 1-2. See how Jesus' birth into humble conditions and a family with low social status foreshadows the upside-down nature of Jesus’ Kingdom.
12 gru 2023 · Delve into the intricate narratives of Matthew and Luke, examine often-overlooked passages, and reevaluate long-held beliefs about Jesus' birth. Furthermore, the proto-Gospel of James depicts Joseph as a widower who was much older than Mary.
Luke’s narrative of the birth of Christ has surely become the most well-known religious story of history and one which is read more during the Christmas season than any other. In it Luke sets forth the historical and central details of the birth of a babe who is the Savior of the world.
