“Now after Jesus had been born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, look! Magi from the east came to Jerusalem saying, ‘Where is the one born King of the Jews?’” (Matthew 2:1). This notice from Matthew following the birth story of Jesus in Matthew 1, would sound off all sortsContinue reading “Christmas Stories in the Bible, Part 7”
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Christmas Stories in the Bible, Part 6
“Now the birth of Jesus Messiah was like this …” Following the genealogy from Abraham down to Joseph and Jesus, Matthew tells the birth story proper in Matthew 1:18-25. While Mary definitely plays a role—she is usually referred to as “his mother”—Joseph is the key character in this telling of the Christmas story. It allContinue reading “Christmas Stories in the Bible, Part 6”
Christmas Stories in the Bible, Part 5
“The book of the genesis of Jesus Messiah Son of David Son of Abraham.” This is how Matthew begins his story of Jesus. Over the first two chapters of his gospel, Matthew has a genealogy of Jesus starting from Abraham, and then the story of Jesus’s conception, birth in Bethlehem, visit from the Magi, attemptedContinue reading “Christmas Stories in the Bible, Part 5”
R Jackson Painter, PhD 