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Dec 20, 2014 · 1. The Adoration of the Kings from the Monforte Altarpiece (c. 1470) is an oil on oak panel painting of the Adoration of the Magi by the Flemish painter Hugo van der Goes, now in the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany. Van der Goes was a Flemish painter and one of the most important of the Early Netherlandish painters. 2.
- Myth 1: Jesus Was Born on Dec. 25
- Myth 2: Three Wise Men Visited The Newborn Jesus
- Cut Through The Fallacies
Millions of people around the world celebrate Jesus’ birth on Dec. 25 (those in the Orthodox tradition celebrate it about two weeks later on Jan. 7, which is Dec. 25 on the old Julian calendar). But is there any reason to believe that Jesus was born in the middle of winter? Matthew’s and Luke’s accounts give no direct mention of the date or season....
Nearly every nativity scene pictures three kings, or wise men, visiting the family on the night of Jesus’ birth. But a close reading of Matthew’s account (the only place these individuals are mentioned) shows several things are wrong with this modern notion. First, Matthew places their coming after Jesus’ birth: “Now after Jesus was born in Bethleh...
And what’s the point, you might ask? These examples illustrate a common problem when it comes to the Bible. Whether these Christmas assumptions are big issues (substituting a sun god’s birthday for Jesus’) or small (there may not have been threewise men), they illustrate how people carelessly assume the Bible says things that, in reality, it doesn’...
Follow the changing ways Jesus' birth has been pictured through the years, and see the theological emphases behind them.
Matthew’s gospel tells of the birth of Jesus in the first two chapters. The gospel opens by tracing Jesus’ genealogy through Joseph, back to King David and then back to Abraham (Matthew 1:1–17). By contrast, Luke postpones his genealogy until the end of chapter three, at a time when Jesus is 30 years old.
The birth of Jesus. Matthew 1:18-24, Luke 1:26-56, Luke 2:1-7. An angel tells Mary, then Joseph, about Jesus. Contributed by Sweet Publishing. Read terms of download. Story also available on our translated websites: Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Romanian, German, Hindi, Simplified Chinese. View slideshow Download image set Story planner.
The artistic depictions of the Nativity or birth of Jesus, celebrated at Christmas, are based on the narratives in the Bible, in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, and further elaborated by written, oral and artistic tradition.
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Well, when we unwrap the story of Jesus’ birth, it isn’t what you might expect, but it certainly isn’t a letdown. Let’s explore the cast of characters and the events surrounding the birth of Jesus in the first two chapters of Luke.
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