Throughout these past classes, we’ve had discussions about the Gospels of Luke and Matthew. Each story contains infancy narratives which educates us more about Jesus’ early life. With the vital elements given in the Gospels, we obtain more knowledge about the Annunciation, genealogy, visitors, other significance.
The annunciation was when the angel Gabriel appeared before Mary and asked her to carry the son of God. Similar to the word “annunciation, the incarnation was announced at this time. In Luke’s Gospel, the annunciation began when Gabriel spoke directly to Mary. Mary was chosen because she was free from original sin from the moment of conception. Mary’s fiat -- “May it be done unto me.” In Matthew's Gospel, Joseph was told by an angel that Mary is pregnant that he is to take the child into his home and to name him”Jesus” -- “God saves.” Joseph then fled to Egypt. Joseph was about the silently divorce Mary before the angel came to him in his sleep. In both Gospels the they state the angel coming to humans and announcing the incarnation …show more content…
This indicates that the topic is about the ancestry of Jesus. In Luke’s Gospel, it begins with David, who was the first king of all the Israelite tribes. After came Nathan, who was a court prophet. Further along the family tree, there was Heli. He was known as Joseph’s dad in Luke’s Gospel. Jesus is seen as a Joseph’s legal son. An observation that was made was that throughout the family I’ve notice that many names have been repeated or altered a little. In the Gospel of Matthew, same as Luke, it began with David. After David was Solomon, who was known for his wise remarks, wealth, and oeuvres. Before Joseph was Jacob. Jesus is seen as a Joseph’s blood son. The genealogy of Jesus would have to be one of the most contrasting topics in my opinion. Which makes sense because Luke’s Gospel is more likely describing Mary’s side of the family, and Matthew with
The annunciation was when the angel Gabriel appeared before Mary and asked her to carry the son of God. Similar to the word “annunciation, the incarnation was announced at this time. In Luke’s Gospel, the annunciation began when Gabriel spoke directly to Mary. Mary was chosen because she was free from original sin from the moment of conception. Mary’s fiat -- “May it be done unto me.” In Matthew's Gospel, Joseph was told by an angel that Mary is pregnant that he is to take the child into his home and to name him”Jesus” -- “God saves.” Joseph then fled to Egypt. Joseph was about the silently divorce Mary before the angel came to him in his sleep. In both Gospels the they state the angel coming to humans and announcing the incarnation …show more content…
This indicates that the topic is about the ancestry of Jesus. In Luke’s Gospel, it begins with David, who was the first king of all the Israelite tribes. After came Nathan, who was a court prophet. Further along the family tree, there was Heli. He was known as Joseph’s dad in Luke’s Gospel. Jesus is seen as a Joseph’s legal son. An observation that was made was that throughout the family I’ve notice that many names have been repeated or altered a little. In the Gospel of Matthew, same as Luke, it began with David. After David was Solomon, who was known for his wise remarks, wealth, and oeuvres. Before Joseph was Jacob. Jesus is seen as a Joseph’s blood son. The genealogy of Jesus would have to be one of the most contrasting topics in my opinion. Which makes sense because Luke’s Gospel is more likely describing Mary’s side of the family, and Matthew with