Infancy narratives and the beginnings of Jesus public life Flashcards
what are the infancy narratives? what gospels do we see them in?
includes the stories of the birth of Jesus and his early life
Luke and Matthew
what was Matthews intention/purpose for writing the infancy narrative the way he did?
wanted to show jewish readers that Jesus was the messiah
genealogy of Jesus to show he was related to king David
what evidence points to Jesus’ acceptance by gentiles in Matthews infancy narratives
the three wise men
in Luke’s infancy narrative, the shepherds being told of Jesus birth indicates…
Jesus is for everyone, especially the poor and the down trodden
what event signals the start of Jesus ministry
baptism of Jesus by John the baptist
who was John the Baptist
Hebrew preacher in the early 1st century also Jesus cousin
why did Jesus have to be baptized
so that he could become pure and even tough Jesus himself was w/o sin, he took on the form of a man and identified what humans experienced
