Its written by luke, the physician luke is the third gospel an account of jesus life and ministry in the new testament. There is no mention of the hand of god, nor of any particular spiritual activity. Do the narratives of jesus birth contradict each other. We explore the amazing events surrounding the birth of jesus. The following post is taken from the book by joseph lenard entitled mysteries of jesus life revealedhis birth, death, resurrection, and ascensions. The gospel of luke tells the story of how jesus creates a.
Luke traces him all the way back to adam, to emphasize the universal importance of his life and message. Both of these narratives are more the than a mere story, and certainly not a fairy. The gospels of mark and john imply knowledge of the virgin birth without expressly stating it. Euangelion kata loukan, also called the gospel of luke, or simply luke, is the third of the four canonical gospels. He then explains john the baptists preparation of the coming messiah, then jesus baptism in the jordan river, which transitions into jesus beginning ministry in galilee. Luke 2 niv the birth of jesus in those days bible gateway.
Regardless of the denomination or affiliation, for christians, the birth of jesus christ means a chance to live a holy life and be with god for eternity according to the bible. Luke tells jesus story in extensive detail, more so than any other gospel. Whats christmas without the birth of our lord and savior jesus christ. His book places jesus not only at the heart of the jewish world of the first century, but at the heart of the roman world into which the christian gospel exploded. Matthew 12 gives information about joseph and includes the story of the magi from the east. According to the gospel of luke, caesar augustus ordered a. This is a summary of the biblical account of the birth of jesus. The gospels of both matthew and luke detail the birth of jesus. Be amazed at his authority over disease and death and hear his call to surrender, repent and be forgiven of our sin, following him into a. The beautiful birth narrative of jesus in lukes gospel illustrates the complete kenotic act of god in jesus, born amongst the poor and rejected, bringing good tidings of peace and goodwill to all. These first 7 verses are very secular in appearance. As you say, matthew and luke differ in significant ways in their versions of the birth of jesus.
The gospel according to luke kjv full film 480p youtube. A study on the birth of jesus christ luke chapter 1, verses 2628. Only two of the four gospels in the bible discuss jesuss birth. In this video installment, we explore the first two chapters in the book of luke and the extraordinary circumstances surrounding this earthshattering event. Luke is the story of jesus christexactly as it happened. He is the true meaning behind the reason we celebrate this special occasion. The bible story of jesus christs birth is the most important of all to be found in the bible. For an overview and complete chapter listing of this fascinating study, click here. Also, the infancy narrative is probably based in large part on. Some place the magi appearing several years after jesus birth, while others have them appearing shortly after the blessed event.
The birth of jesus in the gospel of luke understanding faith. If you feel like the bibles description of the birth of jesus comes up short, you may want to check out this excerpt from the gospel of james. Luke was from antioch, but traveled with paul all over southern europe and the middle east. Please return to the main page of this study for the introduction and other verses. Well that time of year has rolled around once again that the birth of jesus is recognized and remembered. Luke continues his story into this gospels sequel, the acts of the apostles. Luke uses eyewitnesses as sources for his writings. The book of luke gives us the most complete look at the life of jesus. Those differences manifest themselves in the birth narratives of matthew and luke. Celebrate jesus the christmas story from the book of luke. In two previous posts ive detailed what happens in luke s version of jesus birth and then in matthews. It tells of the origins, birth, ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension of jesus christ. Jesus constantly surprises and confounds people, from his miraculous birth to his rise from the grave.
Ad 93, by indicating that cyreniusquirinius governorship of syria began in ad 6 and a census took. Journey through the book of luke with christian author mike raiter and meet our lord jesus, his birth and the start of his ministry. Follow his life through excerpts from the book of luke, all the miracles, the teachings, and the passion. Luke documents how jesus expands gods kingdom and covenant by creating a new israel that includes the poor, outcasts and others to whom jesus brings restoration and reverses their life circumstances as he gives them freedom and release from the tyranny of evil and sin.
Almost 2,000 years ago a young woman from the town of nazareth named mary was visited by an angel named gabriel. Gabriel promises zacharias that elisabeth will bear a son, whom they will name johnhe also tells mary that she will be the mother of the son of godmary visits elisabeth and utters a psalm of praisejohn the baptist is bornzacharias prophesies of johns mission. The gospel of john, possible the last of the gospel to be produced, records the birth of jesus in heavenly, if not spiritual terms and language. The problem people have with reading these two accounts, usually, is the problem they. This film is a perfect introduction to jesus through the gospel of luke.
You can read more indepth bible verses from the scripture below and use the articles and videos to understand the meaning of this worldchanging event in the bible. Matthews purpose is to show that jesus is the promised messiah and king of israel, and so his account of the birth of jesus is filled with regal elements. Why do matthew and luke seem to disagree about the circumstances of jesus birth. The story of the storytellers the gospel of luke from. The gospel of luke states that mary gave birth to jesus and placed him in a manger because there was no place for them. Matthew starts with abraham, while luke begins with adam.
Historians are not sure who this theophilus mentioned in luke 1. The first in a fivepart series on the gospel of luke. Only two of the gospels give an account of the happenings surrounding jesus birth. Luke 2 new international version niv the birth of jesus.
So jesus is probably at his most powerful in the gospel of luke, from a. Joseph and mary lived in nazareth, but were required by the roman government to make the trip to bethlehem in order to register in the census. I will assume those two previous posts in the comments that i want to make in this one. The gospel of matthew says that jesus was born in bethlehem, and was in a home of some sort when the wise men visited him. Why do matthew and luke seem to disagree about the. Matthew traces jesus roots back to abraham to emphasize his role as the jewish messiah. He stresses jesus humanity, considering luke was a doctor himself, and compassion as well as the power of the holy spirit and of. Luke is the longest of the four gospels and the longest book in the new testament. Lukeacts appear to be the only works in the new testament written by a gentile.
The gospel of luke is part one of a twopart work, with the second part being the book of acts. Dive into the blog after you watch this exciting video on the birth of jesus. The gospel of luke was written to theophilus, meaning the one who loves god. What history really tells us about the birth of jesus. There has always been some confusion as to the timeline of the birth of jesus christ. The gospel of luke is based squarely on the eyewitness testimony of the followers of jesus from the beginning of his ministry in israel, about four decades before the destruction of the jerusalem temple in 70 ad. The two accounts agree that jesus was born in bethlehem in judea, his mother mary was betrothed to a man named joseph, who was descended from king david and was not his biological father, and that his birth was caused by divine intervention. Luke is the only synoptic gospel writer to use the title savior for jesus lk 2. Christmas, dealing with the accounts of jesus birth in the new testament. The untold story of jesus birthfrom the gospel of james.
In two previous posts ive detailed what happens in lukes version of jesus birth and then in matthews. The bible story of christmas and birth of jesus christ. The gospel of luke states that mary gave birth to jesus and placed him in a manger because there was no place for. The lists are identical between abraham and david, but differ radically from that point. In chapters 14, luke writes a very detailed account of the birth of jesus, a common christmas story, yet always fascinating. Heres a discussion of the one most familiar to people, found in the gospel of luke.