The Birth of the Messiah: A Commentary on the Infancy Narratives in Matthew and LukeEach scene of the narratives is followed by extensive notes and commentary relating it to its Old Testament antecedents and its function in the first-century Church as well as to current thought. The result is the first major modern commentary which treats the two narratives together, an inspiring book which reveals the beloved childhood tales of Magi, shepherds and star as theologically profound and relevant for the mature Christian of today. |
Contents
Foreword 72 | 19 |
Scholarship and the Infancy Narratives 1 2541 | 25 |
General Bibliography for the Two Infancy Narratives | 39 |
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Abraham Acts Anawim angelic dream appearances annunciation annunciation of birth argue Balaam baptism begetting Benedictus Bethlehem biblical birth of Jesus blessed canticles census child christological covenant discussion divine echoes Egypt Elizabeth evangelist Exod father favor footnote formula citations fulfillment Galilee genealogy Gentiles God's God's Son Gospel Greek Hebrew Herod Holy Spirit House of David hymn infancy narrative interpretation Isaiah Israel JBap JBap's Jerusalem Jewish Christian Jews John Joseph Josephus Judah Judea king Lord Lucan Lucan infancy narrative Luke Luke's magi Magnificat Mary Mary's Matt Matthean Matthew and Luke mentioned Messiah Micah midrash ministry Moses mother motif Nazareth Nazirite Nazorean NOTE original parallel passage pattern phrase praise pre-Lucan pre-Matthean narrative priest prophet Quirinius Qumran reader reference salvation scene scholars scribes Scripture Semitic Simeon sonship star story strophe suggestion Temple Testament theological thesis tion tradition translation verb verse virginal conception womb word Zechariah