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The Finding in the Temple, also called (particularly in art) Christ among the Doctors, the Disputation in the Temple, or variations of those names, is an episode in the early life of Jesus as depicted in the Gospel of Luke . [1] It is the only event of the later childhood of Jesus mentioned in a canonical gospel. [2]
Luke 2 is the second chapter of the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament, traditionally attributed to Luke the Evangelist, a companion of Paul the Apostle on his missionary journeys. [1] It contains an account of Jesus 's birth in Bethlehem , "its announcement and celebration", [ 2 ] his presentation in the Second Temple , and an incident from ...
Meeting of the Lord, Russian Orthodox icon, 15th century. The event is described in the Gospel of Luke (Luke 2:22–40).According to the gospel, Mary and Joseph took the Infant Jesus to the Temple in Jerusalem forty days (inclusive) after his birth to complete Mary's ritual purification after childbirth, and to perform the redemption of the firstborn son, in obedience to the Torah (Leviticus ...
Immaculate Heart of Mary. The Immaculate Heart of Mary (Latin: Cor Immaculatum Mariae) is a Catholic devotion which refers to the view of the interior life of Mary, her joys and sorrows, her virtues and hidden perfections, and, above all, her virginal love for God the Father, her maternal love for her son Jesus Christ, and her motherly and compassionate love for all mankind. [1]
The Gospel of Luke mentions Mary the most often, identifying her by name twelve times, all of these in the infancy narrative (Luke 1:27–2:34). [53] The Gospel of Matthew mentions her by name five times, four of these (1:16, 18, 20; 2:11) [54] in the infancy narrative and once (Matthew 13:55) [55] outside the infancy narrative.
The Seven Sorrows of Mary are a popular religious theme and a Catholic devotion. In common imagery, the Virgin Mary is portrayed sorrowful and in tears, with one or seven swords piercing her heart, iconography based on the prophecy of Simeon in Luke 2:34–35.
The Gospel of Luke uses the census to date the birth of Jesus, which the Gospel of Matthew places in the time of Herod the Great (who died between 5 BCE and 1 CE). Most critical scholars acknowledge that Luke is in error, while some religious scholars have attempted to defend the gospel, sometimes invoking unproven claims.
The Aeiparthenos (Ever Virgin) title is widely used in Orthodox liturgy, and icons show her with three stars, on her shoulders and forehead, symbolising her threefold virginity. [1] The perpetual virginity of Mary is a Christian doctrine that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was a virgin "before, during and after" the birth of Christ. [2]