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The Gospels of Matthew and Luke contain stories of the birth of Jesus.
In Matthew, the hometown of Mary and Joseph was Bethlehem, where Jesus was born. Magi came from the east to worship him, alerting King Herod to a possible threat to his rule. Mary and Joseph fled to Egypt to escape the threat from Herod, only returning after his death, but Joseph was told in a dream to turn aside and travel to Galilee, where Jesus grew up in the town of Nazareth.
In Luke, the hometown of Mary and Joseph was Nazareth in Galilee, but they were required by a census to travel to Bethlehem, where Jesus was born in a manger. Poor shepherds came to worship him. A few weeks later, Mary and Joseph travelled to Jerusalem and then returned peacefully to Nazareth, where Jesus grew up.
Both Matthew and Luke speak of the birth timeline of Jesus Christ. Matthew tells of the Wise Men (Magi) visit when Jesus was a Child (toddler) living in a house while Luke presents the Shepherds visiting Him as a newborn in a manger.
Matthew and Luke both had Jesus born in Bethlehem during the reign of King Herod the Great, in fulfilment of an apparent prophecy in Micah 5:2. In most other respects, the two gospels are as different as they could be.
In Matthew, Bethlehem appears to be the home town of Jesus' parents, Joseph and Mary. After Jesus was born, Magi came following a star from the east to see the new Messiah, whom they found in a house in Bethlehem. But Herod was afraid that Jesus would become king in his place. (Since Herod died as an old man in 4 BCE, this would have to have been many years earlier, before Herod knew that his time was almost up.) Jesus and his family fled immediately to Egypt, while Herod had all the infants killed, in order to remove a supposed rival. After Herod died, the family returned, but then decided to migrate to Nazareth in Galilee.
In Luke, Nazareth was the home town of Joseph and Mary. After Jesus was born, shepherds came to see Jesus, whom they found in a manger in Bethlehem. A few days after the birth, his parents took Jesus to the Temple for circumcision, as was normal custom, then returned peacefully to Nazareth.
Both gospels, in the form that we have them today, say that Mary was a virgin, but also provide a detailed genealogy going back through Joseph and the great Zorobabel, son of Salathiel, to King David, but give totally different genealogies. They even disagree on the father of Joseph and the paternal grandfather of Zorobabel. They both disagree with the Old Testament genealogy for the kings of Judah.
Both gospels have an angel announce the divine conception of Jesus, but one gospel says the angel spoke to Mary, the other says the angel spoke to Joseph. Neither gospel author knew about account in the other gospel and the stories would not make sense if both were true.
Both Matthew and Luke have some details with Luke having by far the most, since it is considered that he had access to Mary as a source.
see Matthew 1:18-25 and Luke 2:1-20
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What are the 2 major events that happened which demonstrates Christianity?
The two major event which demonstrates Christianity was the birth of Jesus Christ. It was after Jesus departure that the name Christianity came about, meaning behaving like Christ. Also the anointing of the Disciples to Continue the work of spreading the gospel.
Is the birth of Jesus described in other books of the New Testament as well as Matthew?
A:There are two different stories of the birth of Jesus - one in Matthew's Gospel and one in Luke's Gospel. The irreconcilable differences in the two biblical accounts prompted Raymond E. Brown (An Introduction to the New Testament) to say that inspiration does not guarantee historicity or reconcilability -otherwise God should have inspired the two evangelists to give us the same record.
Use the word gospel in a sentence?
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How long is a melineum?
since the birth of Christ there has been two mlineum's
Which major prophet wrote two of the major prophecies?
It is the major prophet Isaiah , one the birth of jesus christ and two second death of Jesus Christ.
Can you give a list of places in the story of birth of Jesus in the bible?
There are two accounts of Jesus' birth - both, of course, in the New Testament although there are many prophecies in the Old Testament which foretold his birth.The two accounts are inMatthew's Gospel Chapter 1 verse 18 through to the end of Chapter 2 which tells of the Wise men from the east, the slaughter of the innocent children and the flight to Egypt.Luke's Gospel Chapters 1 and 2, which tells first of John the Baptist's birth and the events leading up to Mary's pregnancy and Jesus' birth finishing with prophecies from Anna and Simeon about the nature of Jesus.Both birth stories are different but were written for different audiences and from different points of view. However, putting them together gives us a much fuller picture of the events surrounding Jesus' birth and so that is how they are meant to be read.
Do you know in which chapter Jesus birth come?
The books of Matthew and Luke have accounts of the birth of Jesus while Mark and John begin with an adult Jesus. Both accounts can be found in the first chapters of these two books.
Which gospel gave the first account of the nativity?
Since Matthew's Gospel was written up to twenty years before Luke's Gospel, Matthew's account would have been first. However, we know that the author of Luke's Gospel knew nothing of Matthew's Gospel, and so could not harmonise his account with that of Matthew. This is why the two accounts are so completely different.
What is the division of Bible?
The bible is divided into two parts the old and the new testament. The old testament is before the birth of Christ and the New Testament is after Christ was born.
What are the two sacred holidays in Christianity?
The two sacred holidays in Christianity are Easter and Christmas day. Easter celebrates the raising of Jesus Christ from the dead and Christmas day celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ
BC is equal to how many years?
BC stands for "Before Christ," and it refers to the years before the birth of Jesus Christ. So, BC does not represent a specific number of years but indicates the countdown towards the birth of Christ.
What are the two main Christian holidays?
The birth and death/resurrection of Christ are the main holidays for Christians - Christmas and Easter.
