1.1 | Religious Figures And Sacred Texts Flashcards
Birth Narratives
Story of Jesus birth appears in the gospel of Matthew and of Luke
They are not identical
Matthew 1:18–2:23
Emphasises Joseph
Includes marriage of Mary and Joseph
Announcement from an identified angel
Includes the wisemen visit
Shows Jesus fulfilment of prophecy
Implies Jesus was born in a house
Includes the flight to Egypt and the massacre of the innocence
Luke 1:26–2: 40
Emphasises Mary and Elizabeth (John the Baptist mother)
Includes birth of John the Baptist and the census
Announcement from Angel Gabriel
Includes the Shepherds visit
Has hymns and appeals to history
Implies Jesus was born stable and put in a manger
Includes Jesus’s presentation at the temp when circumcision
Birth narrative crossovers
Jesus came to save humankind
He was born in Bethlehem when Herod was king
Jesus was the son of God
His mother was Mary
Mary was engaged to Joseph
Conceived by the Holy Spirit
Mary was a virgin
Consistency and credibility
Luke’s history is inaccurate
Luke hymns predate his gospel
Matthew’s massacre of the innocents is not verifiable
Miracles make both accounts less believable
