Nativity of Jesus

would say in the old and new testament. We also went to church and when the priest does the homily he doesn’t point out these things, he preaches it as it is said in the bible. So when we were learning about the genealogies and birth narratives of Jesus in Matthew and luck in class the other day, I was…

church right over the cave where Jesus was born. The project – the Church of the Nativity – was finished on May 31, 339. Not only did Jesus’ birth take place under the church, but St. Jerome was actually buried underneath the church as well in Bethlehem. Later on, in 530 A.D., Justinian had the church destroyed. In place of it, he built a bigger church. The church Justinian built is the one there today. The Persians in A.D. 614, spared the Church of the Nativity. Allegedly it was out of…

has four gospels but, only two of them contain the nativity story. The two gospels that have the nativity story are the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke. Both are similar on a literary level which can be explained by the synoptic problem. The Gospel of Mark and the source “Q” were the basis of these two gospels. Matthew and Luke shared sources but, they had their individual sources too. The genealogy, the nativity, and the childhood of Jesus played significant roles within the respective…

us have been brought up with is the one with Jesus being born in a stable in Bethlehem in Judea, the shepherds and the wise men. Is this the accurate interpretation of the nativity story? After analyzing the text closely, critical scholars have realized that, the interpretation of this story is inaccurate. Luke 2:7 says and she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a…

Introduction In Luke2:1-20, we are told the “Nativity story,” or the story in which Jesus is born. The story starts out stating that Augustus has required a registration of all the people.1 This is the first registration while Quirinus was governor of Syria.2 Each then went to their own town to be registered, including Joseph. Joseph traveled with Mary, who was with child, up to the city of David, Bethlehem. While they were in Bethlehem Mary gave birth to her firstborn son, and she laid him in…

Symbols of Christmas in Canada One symbol commonly used is baby Jesus. He and his family are in a stable with many stars above them. People see this as significant because this is when people believe Jesus was born.Another symbol is a christmas tree. This is probably the most common symbol because most canadians use christmas trees to celebrate christmas. This is significant because mostly everyone around the world uses a tree to celebrate Christmas. “Santa Claus” is also portrayed in many…

following: • What other examples of the “retelling” of the Jesus Story can you think of? (I.e., not discussed in detail in class.) I believe there are far more retellings of the Jesus Story than could be explained in just the expanse of this short paper. Many of the retellings have already been discussed during the Mission Message class. In fact, a large portion of the class and one paper has already been dedicated to discussion of the retelling of Jesus Story in terms of the authorship of the…

multiple iconographic scenes and symbolic forms throughout the structure are indicative of Gaudi’s motives to establish La Sagrada Familia as a building dedicated to the retelling of the New Testament. The three main facades all tell different parts of Jesus’ story. Chronologically, one would…

The Gospels Matthew and Luke each contain a short but elaborate birth narrative concerning Jesus’ infancy. Bonaventure’s, “The Tree of Life,” also highlights the story of the Infancy of Christ but in a more encompassing manner. This paper will provide an overview of each account and compare them to the presentation emphasized by Bonaventure. While each account has little overlap, there are important points in each that contribute to the themes the two Gospels are trying to call attention to. By…

over three hundred years before the first recorded Christmas celebration. While the exact starting year of Saturnalia celebrations isn’t known, they did occur during the reign of Emperor Augustus, who ruled the Roman Empire from 27 BCE to 14 CE. With Jesus’ recorded death being somewhere between 30-36 CE, Christmas’ roots in Saturnalia could therefore precede the birth of Christ Himself. While cultural traditions are important to hold onto, they’ll inevitably change. As the Roman Empire…