Jesus' birth

Question 1

How might our cultural view link to wrights worldwide view?

Answer 1

Our knowledge of the nativity story can be very much clouded by our own evidential enlightenment worldview and our natural objective setting through our view of Christmas. Very little on what both gospel accounts agree on

Question 2

What are the common elements in both the gospels?

Answer 2

Mary Joseph and Jesus are the same characters used
supporting characters; angel and the old dpotoy
titles attributed to Jesus son of David and christ
hertage- the link with David and Abrahams covenant
places- Narazeth in gailee and Bethlehem in Judea
historical period- reign of king Herod

Question 3

What are the difference in both gospels?- places in Lukes

Answer 3

Lukes gospel Mary and Joseph are natives of gailee, the north of the country and travel to bethelem due to the roman census. Jesus is placed in a manager no room in the inn. No stage in either gospels is a stable mentioned, but manager- make people believe he is born in a stable

Question 4

What are the differences in Matthews gospel- places?

Answer 4

Joseph and Mary are natives of Bethlehem, the south of the country, reside in a house in a bird due to the Slater of Herod and flee to Egypt, then when Herod dies they relocate to gailee
idea of wealth for jews doing good works- luther attitudes to wealth m magi

Question 5

What are the differences in Lukes for people?

Answer 5

Compare Jesus with John the baptiser, John is mentioned in Matthews infancy accounts at all

Question 6

What are the differences in Matthews account people?

Answer 6

Jesus birth is detected by foreign priests; the magi

Question 7

Who first detects Jesus birth in Luke?

Answer 7

the lowly shepherds first learn the news whereas in Matthews the magi and foreign persist detect the birth- Lukes there are no magi
matthrws0 no shepherds. in Matthews theres no mention of 3 magi, more than 3? Idea of 3 as there are 3 gifts

Question 8

In Matthews how many magi are there?

Answer 8

there are 3 magi supposedly due to the number of gifts, it is never actually stipulated that there are 3 magi just due to the number of gifts. This would be a crib scene,

Question 9

What are the different attitudes in Matthews?

Answer 9

King Herod in Jerusalem hunting through the infants

Question 10

What are the different attitudes in lukes?

Answer 10

no mention of Herod, as opposed to Matthew where Mary and Jose have to hide from jerusuelm and flee to Egypt
whereas in Lukes gospel there is no mention of Herod at all and the baby is proclaimed in the heart of jerusuelm by Simeon and Anna
Luke is portraying Jesus; family as observors
matthrws- espying

Question 11

Why is the city of jerusuelm important in Lukes?

Answer 11

The cirucmsion of Jesus; the brisque

Question 12

What ae the differences in the features of the gospels in Matthews?

Answer 12

Clear the main protagonist is Joseph, Joseph receives message of angel (angel isn’t named)

Question 13

What are the main features in Lukes gospel?

Answer 13

Mary is the protagonist at the start, she hears god and hears gods word and sings the mgnificat, the angel’s name is Gabrielle. Angel Gabrielle appears when Mary is awake

Question 14

Whats the difference between Marys dream in Matthews and Lukes?

Answer 14

In Matthews account Mary is in a. dream whereas in Lukes Mary is awake

Question 15

What cantoicals (songs) does lukes gospel contain?

Answer 15

The magnificat, the Benedictus and normatmitcus

Question 16

What does Matthews gospel contain in terms of cantocials?

Answer 16

Contains old testament fulfilment passages and showing that Jesus fulfils these old testament passages; showing the coming of the messiah which is what Matthew tried to show and this Messiah was promised by god to the jews

Question 17

What is Matthews genealogy?

Answer 17

A family tree of Jesus rom Abraham to Joseph and Mary

Question 18

What is lukes genealogy?

Answer 18

Lukes genealogy doesn’t appear till Jesus’ public ministry and runs backwards from Joseph to Adam

Question 19

what is the difference in the verses in terms of length?

Answer 19

Matthews gospel is only 48 verses including the genealogy whereas lukes is 132 verses plus 16 more in genealogy

Question 20

What is the order of lukes gospel

Answer 20

Angel grabtiel announces Jesus birth to Mary while awake
Mary visits Elizabeth (with Marys magnicat)
Elizabeth gives birth to her son (John the baptist)
John the Baptist is cicumised and named; benedicuts; circumsion
Joseph and Mary journey to behtleme for the census
Mary gives birth to her son in bethlemeh in Judea and child is born in a manager
the angels appear to the shepherds and sing the gloria
shepherds visit Mary, Joseph and the infant lying in a manger
the infant is cirumsised and named Jesus
Jesus is presented to gd in the temple (nunc dimmitus). Simeon- promised to see Jesus before he died
family return back to nazareth

Question 21

What is the account of matthews in oder?

Answer 21

An unnamed angel announces Jesus’ birth to Joseph in a dream then

(much separation from lukes)
Mary’s son is born in bethelkemn of Judea and named Jesus
magi from the east come, they first visit Herod, then Jesus in a house
Joseph and Mary flee to Egypt after angels visits Joseph with the child Jesus; the innocents are murdered, the holy gamily returns to Israel after another visit for the angel
they go to to nazareth

Question 22

what details compared to lukes in the order doesn’t Matthew mention?

Answer 22

Matthews account doesn’t mention anything about the circumsion, or Simon, or shepherds. instead with the magi visit Jesus in a house

Question 23

what are some of the discrepancies that have been said about Jesus and the magi and their time?

Answer 23

May have visited 2 years after Jesus was born and theres no reason for the bible not being the case, latter of opinion

Question 24

what is the driving force towards Matthews gospel?

Answer 24

Hebrew Scriptures are as such being fulfilled (1:22, 2:5-6).

Question 25

What is lukes driving force towards his narrative?

Answer 25

The Holy Spirit is at work (1:1)

Question 26

How is Jesus’ heritage stressed in Matthews theological emphasis?

Answer 26

Jesus is the son of David, the legal son of Jospeh but child of Holy Spirit
Matthews stresses that Joseph is a direct descendant from David and working in the messiah line. David was seen as the ideal king to most jews- why David is mentioned often

Question 27

What does lukes gospel say about Jesus’ heritage and the theological emphasis?

Answer 27

Jesus is the son of god, Jesus is the son of Mary and the holy spirit
heir to davids throne, over the house of Judah/
link to western church

Question 28

which churches may worship which gospel?

Answer 28

Matt

Question 28

which churches may worship which gospel?

Answer 28

Matt

Question 29

holy spirit and revelation link

Question 30

What did strass believe about the accounts being myths?

Answer 30

Believed they hold more mythological purpose and jesus was probably born in nazareth

Question 31

what did dibelius believe about form criticism?

Answer 31

Believed the takes and myths like simone and anna have been used in other traditions like buddha

Question 32

What is one scholarly opinion of why some scholars think being born in bethlehem is used?

Answer 32

th Matthew and Luke located the birth in Bethlehem in order to demonstrate the fulfilment of the prediction of the prophet Micah that the promised messiah, the Son of David, would come from David’s home town of Bethlehem:
But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah, who are one of the little clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to rule Israel, whose origin is from old, from ancient days. (Micah 5:2

Question 33

Why is bethlehem used?

Answer 33

Supported by micah who was at hope for a new leader in psyche of the jewish peopke.
scholars think micah was a pinnacle basis for the writers as they wanted to make people know jesys was a direct descendant from david

Question 34

what did cross an believe about the census to bethlehem and why it is fiction?

Answer 34

he said the census was a lie just to get jesys to bethlehem

Question 35

How does Matthews gospel fulfilled Isiah?

Answer 35

“All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: ‘The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel’ (which means ‘God with us’).”

Question 36

How does the comparing in Matthews birth to Moses link to his jewish consensus?- Herod

Answer 36

Jesus is pictured as a new Moses rescued from Pharaoh’s decree to kill baby boys, and just as the same with Herod and the rescuing

Question 37

How does Lukes gospel represent the kenotic model?

Answer 37

Jesus was born of a woman

he was circumsised in the brusque in jeruselu

Question 38

How does Lukes kenotic model from on from Pauls phillipians?

Answer 38

‘humbling himself and taking the form of a servant’

Question 39

How do roman Catholics follow Jesus being part of god though substantial presence in Matthews gospel?

Answer 39

Jesus is present in a particular way ‘real presence’ when christians celebrate the eucharist or holy ocommunion.
issue of substantial presence; are they literally transofmromed of flesh and blood- community of believers look at

Question 40

what are arguments for redaction criticism?

Answer 40

Critical to understanding the message and some christians who are literal rather than fundamental will interpret the bible to mean something

Question 41

What are some arguments for christians to not believe redaction criticism?

Answer 41

many chrstiains want pure revelation from god and passages; literal interpretation believing the bible has been Biblically inspired (Calvinism). orally rather than interpreted
it is an interpreted science and shouldn’t be seen to give certain knowledge

Question 42

What did Horna crooner refer Matthews gospel to?

Answer 42

“the prophetic key” as it focuses on Jesus as the messiah and the next prophetic king

Question 43

What did Raymond brown say about what Matthews genealogy does?

Answer 43

Matthews gospel suits both audiences by referring back to abrhama for christians and the promised messiah and the king David the inclusions-which is also shown through the use of magi

Question 44

What is the first reference of Matthews proof text to the old testament?

Answer 44

Proof texts link back to the old testament and this is what Matthew does with the son of David

Question 45

How are the magis gifts symbolises to show Jesus as being the true messiah?

Answer 45

Gold is used to show Jesus as the king messaih
frankincense is used and burnt to show he is a priestly messiah- burnt in temples for worship producing a sweet smell
myrrh is a medical ointment with bitterness representing the suffering messiah

Question 46

What are the points about the stars in Matthews gospel?

Answer 46

It may not have been a star it might have just been a planned as this was prominent in 7bce

Question 47

What is the quotation of Micha to show the fulfilment prphecy?

Answer 47

But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah, who are one of the little clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to rule Israel, whose origin is from old, from ancient days. (Micah 5:2

Question 48

Why is the fact that Luke focuses on Mary important?

Answer 48

Often shows that Jesus was a chrsitanin who was desired for more bringing salvation to the poor and oppressed and women, sympathising those for soviet; gods nature and felinity link.

Question 49

How can the kenotic model be linked with the trinity and the outpouring of the holy psirit with the shepherds?

Answer 49

Shepherd were normally seen as poverty and lower class, the outpouring though the mutual relationship cn be shown to the outpouring of this; Mary and Jospeh made the sacrifice of the poor; 2 turtle Dovers or young pigeons.

Question 50

What is the Leviticus link with the lamb?

Answer 50

The wealth to sacrifice a lamb, Jesus was born into a poor family.

Question 51

What does the nicene creed say ab3out Jesus and god being made from the same ouzo which can link to the trinity?

Answer 51

“we believe…. in one lord Jesus… being made of one substance with the father”- the trinity, Ouija, tritheism- hypostatic union god is fully human and full divine.

Question 52

How can the John of Damascus quotation “he is invariable and unchabeable” link to the divine possibility and the kenotic model?

Answer 52

Against the christian doctrine of god being passible if he outpours himself

Question 53

Link to Descartes, Anselm about ngtwcbc?

Answer 53

God is potential maximum, intrinsic maximum, Descartes

Question 54

I Jesus fully human or fully god?§

Answer 54

If Jesus is fully human how can he have wounds present, ho can his wounds be physical to touch; Thomas johns gospel

Question 55

what have scientists concluded about virgin birth?

Answer 55

parthenogenesis o cuts in nature

Question 56

what does the passage of luke’s 2:25-37 say about the driving force of the holt spirit?

Answer 56

“and the holt spirit was on him”

Question 57

what does matthews gospel say about the driving force being that he hebrew scriptures are fulfilled?

Answer 57

“the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son and they wikl cal him immanuel”

Question 58

What are the similarities in both?

Answer 58

same names
similar places
ángels mentioned

Question 59

what are the differences?

Answer 59

places
attitudes
features
names
times
narrative

Question 60

What is the order in matthews quick?

Answer 60

•angel unmanned approaches joseph in a dream
•jesus is born in bethel em
•visited by magi, visit herod then joseph
•kill babies herod flee by angle
angle says go to israel
then return to nazareth

Question 61

what is the order in luke’s?

Answer 61

•angel gabriel to mary when awake
•visits elizabeth sings magnificat 
elizabeth gives birth to john
john baptist is circumcised zechariah’s benedictus 
go to bethlehem for cencus 
jesus is born
gloria to shepherds by ángels 
visit mary by shepherds 
circumscribed jn temple on the way home - nunc dimmutus by simeón 
return to nazareth