The Matthean narrative of the birth of Jesus as explained by White is mutually exclusive from Mark. That is, two stories are just that two different stories on the same subject, they have different scenarios, writing styles, and themes. In the genealogy that is recorded by Matthew records the time from Abraham to Joseph who… Continue reading →

Genealogy is defined by the record or account of ancestor and decent of a person, family, or group. Matthew is genealogy constructed differently from Mark. Though Matthew was not the first of four gospels written, he makes his theme clear within the first couple verses referring to Jesus as “the son of David, the son… Continue reading →

1. How does Luke weave together the lives of John the Baptist and Jesus, and why has Luke has constructed the story in this fashion? The birth narrative in the book of Luke is like no other story seen in the synoptic gospels. There is a strong emphasis on Jesus and John inside their mothers,… Continue reading →

The birth narrative that we find in the book of Matthew is very elaborate and specific, but much of the narrative is unique to only Matthew. One unique detail of Matthew is the genealogy found at the beginning of the birth narrative. This genealogy is unique in that it contains both women and non-Jews, whereas,… Continue reading →

Reading the first few chapter of the Gospel of Luke is quite interesting, especially when compared to the other Synoptic gospels. Luke uniquely alternates between talking about the birth, upbringing, and life of John the Baptist to that of Jesus. As White describes, the author of Luke begins his Gospel by depicting what could be… Continue reading →

Matthew includes the genealogy of Jesus in his birth story for a couple different reasons. The first of these being that Matthew wanted to prove to people that Jesus was born of a noble bloodline. If he could trace every generation before Jesus back to David, back to Abraham, then there would be more credibility… Continue reading →

As we saw in White’s careful examination of Luke’s birth narrative, Luke has a very clear purpose in weaving the lives of John the Baptist and Jesus. By calling Elizabeth (Johns mother) and Mary (Jesus birth mother) cousins he connects John and Jesus in by making them directly related. Luke symbolically makes it a point… Continue reading →

While writing about the birth narrative, it seemed evident that Luke wove together the lives of John the Baptist and Jesus. White describes Luke’s doing this as “a parallel narrative” Luke’s version of the birth narrative is much more dramatic and involves many more elements. The author of Luke has woven together, and the Jewish… Continue reading →