T1.A. Jesus: his birth
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- Created on: 01-02-19 13:35
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- Jesus: his birth- the birth narratives in Matthew and Luke
- key people: Matthew: the author of the first gospel Luke: the author of the third gospel
- Matthew's version:
- focuses on joseph
- unamed angel
- Joseph marries Mary
- baby Jesus is born in a house in Bethlehem
- the first non-Jews to set eyes on him were Magi or Wise men
- who followed a star 'from the east'
- this probably means from the east of the Jordan river, possibly from Babylonia, Egypt or Arabia
- we are not told how many there are
- who followed a star 'from the east'
- the wise men duped Herod
- Herod reacted by killing all the children in Bethlehem under the age of 2
- Joseph is forewarned and flees with Mary and Jesus into Egypt
- after Herod's death they return to nazareth
- Luke's version:
- focuses on Mary
- an angel named Gabriel
- no mention of marriage between Joseph and Mary
- Mary expresses her joy to her cousin Elizabeth, who is also pregnant, through a hymn called the magnificat
- Elizabeth gives birth to her son John the baptist
- her husband, Zechariah, makes a famous prophecy known as the Benedictus
- Elizabeth gives birth to her son John the baptist
- a census made by Caesar Augustus, which made it necessary for Mary and Joseph to travel to Bethlehem to be registered
- 'no room in the inn'
- baby Jesus is born 'in a manger' probably in a stable or outhouse
- Shepherds visit the baby Jesus
- 8 days after the birth, Jesus is presented in the temple in Jerusalem.
- he is mysteriously recognized as the messiah by Simeon and Anna.
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