Nativity of Jesus Lucas 2

The Nativity of Jesus Lucas 2 is the description of the birth of Jesus as it is shown in Chapter 2, verses 1 to 21 of the New Testament book of Lucas. The Christmas party is a reminder of this birth. Lucas 2: 1-21 is the most famous Christmas story.



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[hide] *1 structure of the Bible section  ==Structure of the Bible section[ Edit] == Lucas calls the style of associations with the language of the Old Testament, the Hebrew, and is consciously or unconsciously based on the language of the Septuagint (the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible). This shows, for example, from the repeated and it came to pass in the verses 1, 6 and 15.
 * 2 Introduction and birth of Jesus (Luke 2: 1-7)
 * 2.1 historical circumstances
 * 2.2 the birth of Jesus
 * 3 Interpretation of the birth of Jesus (Luke 2: 8-14)
 * 4 The first reactions to the birth of Jesus (Luke 2: 15-20)
 * 5 see also
 * 6 external links

The structure of this Bible section can appear as follows:

Because in verse 6 and it came to pass that again sounds, some interpreters the verses 6-7 at the middle part of the story. But the question is whether that formulation as mechanical structure indicates. In addition, verse 8 with a change of location and characters a clear pass mark.
 * verse 1-7 is an introduction leading to the birth of Jesus
 * verse 8-14 is a interpretation of the birth of Jesus
 * verse 15-20 describes the first reactions to the birth of Jesus.

Lucas wrote his Gospel probably around 90 ad, so a small century after the birth of Jesus. It is generally assumed that Lucas wrote after the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 a.d. by the Romans (see Lc. 21: 20) and after the Gospel of mark. Lucas wrote this birth story not only of historical interest, but also in the service of the proclamation of the Gospel. The description of Lucas is so trend literature: he places the facts in the context of a message. The thrust of the story is that the good news of divine salvation, peace and joy comes not from Rome but from the small town of Bethlehem in Judea, where Jesus was born as a descendant of King David. ==Introduction and birth of Jesus (Luke 2: 1-7)[ Edit] == Verses 1-5 describe the historical circumstances of Jesus birth. The story begins large at the Emperor and are rich and zooms in on the pregnant Mary. The verses 6-7 describe the actual birth. ===Historical circumstances[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302948px;">The birth story of Jesus begins with a reference to the days of Herod the great (see Lc. 1: 5), who ruled as a vassal King over Judea by 40 BC to 4 BC, and with a reference to the Emperor of the Roman Empire, Augustus, who ruled from 27 BC to 14 ad Lucas places the birth of Jesus from a global perspective. Emperor Augustus issued a Decree according to Lucas (Greek: dogma) that all the people of the Empire had to be registered in relation to the taxes. Verse 2 was at the time of this census Publius Sulpicius Quirinius, the Governor of Syria from 6 to 9 a.d. This is historically problematic. Verse 3 says that everyone went to the scene of their ancestry. This was not common in Roman censuses.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302948px;">In verses 4 and 5, the accent on Joseph and Mary to Bethlehemthat merged. Nazareth in Galilee, the residence of Joseph and Mary, lay geographically lower than Judea. The davidic lineage of Joseph recalls the promise in the Old Testament that the Messiah would come out of the House and lineage of David. The Prophet Micah (MICAH 5: 1) had already pointed to Bethlehem as the place of origin of a new monarch. ===The birth of Jesus<span class="mw-editsection" len="362" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === Jesus in the manger, surrounded by his parents and Angels<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302948px;">The birth of Jesus stands in Lucas 2: 6-7. In the King James Bible reads this text:

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302948px;">''And it came to pass, as they were there, that the days were fulfilled, that she would give birth. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wound Him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because no place for them in the Inn.''

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302948px;">That the days were fulfilled means the time came, but also in the word play is the idea that the old testament prophecies come true. Jesus is the firstborn son, which had certain privileges and for whom certain obligations in the Temple had to be met (see Lc. 2: 22-24). Winding in cloths is a sign of parental care as for each child (cf.. Wisdom 7: 4-5). The Curt phrase and laid him in a manger, because no place for them in the Inn was always has the fantasy. It is questionable whether Lucas Joseph and Mary wanted to drop as poor people. The Manger or crib (Greek: phatnê) don't have to shed because houses back then also a section for animals could have that hardly was separated from the human leave. The "hostel" (Greek: kataluma) means ' home ' and can goals on a kind of hosted or on the guests stay in a normal House. Lucas says nothing about the reason that there is no place. Often this filled in from the hustle and bustle around the census. From a literary point of view falls Lucas ' vagueness be explained by the structure of the story. The mention of the Manger serves only as a preparation for the sequel of the story, where the child in the Manger serves as identifier for the shepherds, and has not the actual interest of Lucas.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302948px;">Lucas ' description of the birth is sober and brief. This shows that Lucas ' historical interest to Jesus ' birth is subordinate to its significance. This is the sequel. ==Interpretation of the birth of Jesus (Luke 2: 8-14)<span class="mw-editsection" len="387" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == 15th-century Flemish miniature of the Annunciation to the shepherds<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302948px;">In verses 8-14, the middle of the story, gives his interpretation of an Angel Lucas through the birth of Jesus. The luminous Angel appears in the dark night. The good news is that the Savior (Greek: sotêr), Messiah and Lord is born (' Savior ' and ' Lord ' are also titles of the Emperor). The recipients of the revelation are shepherds near Bethlehem. According to rabbinical sources include shepherds to the least well off in synagogue and society.But the question is whether this is already playing at Lucas. David, the (alleged) ancestor of Jesus, was initially Shepherd in the fields of Efratha. And in the shepherds poetry of that time represent the ideal country shepherds living in dealing with the gods. After the shepherds dedicated to the child in the crib have gotten, the announcement from on a Grand tribute from the sky by a crowd of angels. Their praise is:

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302948px;">Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace for all the people he loves. (Lucas 2: 14, new Bible translation)

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302948px;">To this is the famous Christmas song glory to God based. Lucas makes a possible allusion to the Roman Pax Romana. ==The first reactions to the birth of Jesus (Luke 2: 15-20)<span class="mw-editsection" len="398" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302948px;">In the last part of the story, the first two parts connected to each other. Indeed the shepherds find the child in the manger. In addition to their reaction is the reaction of Maria (verse 19) and of other attendees (verse 18). The contemplative reaction by Maria functions as example for readers.