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  2. Luke 2 - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Gospel of Luke - Wikipedia

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    For example, according to Luke 2:11 Jesus was the Christ at his birth, but in Acts 2:36 he becomes Christ at the resurrection, while in Acts 3:20 it seems his messiahship is active only at the parousia, the "second coming"; similarly, in Luke 2:11 he is the Saviour from birth, but in Acts 5:31 [44] he is made Saviour at the resurrection; and he ...

  4. Annunciation to the shepherds - Wikipedia

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    As described in verses 8–20 of the second chapter of the Gospel of Luke, shepherds were tending their flocks out in the countryside near Bethlehem, when they were terrified by the appearance of an angel. The angel explains that he has a message of good news for all people, namely that "Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you ...

  5. Presentation of Jesus - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. Finding in the Temple - Wikipedia

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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]

  7. Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament - Wikipedia

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    In Matthew 1:11 and Luke 3:22, Jesus allows himself to be called the Son of God by the voice from above, not objecting to the title. [ 70 ] Of all the Christological titles used in the New Testament, Son of God has had one of the most lasting impacts in Christian history and has become part of the profession of faith by many Christians. [ 81 ]

  8. The four woes of Jesus - Wikipedia

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    Paul also speaks ill of wealth in 1 Timothy 6:10 (KJV), "for the love of money is the root of all evil". In terms of being full, St. Basil writes, "to live for pleasure alone is to make a god of one’s stomach" (Phil. 3:19). [4] St. Gregory writes that from the single vice of gluttony come innumerable others which fight against the soul.

  9. Luke the Evangelist - Wikipedia

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    Many scholars believe that Luke was a physician who lived in the Hellenistic city of Antioch in Ancient Syria, [c] born of a Greek family, [7] [8] [9] although some scholars and theologians think Luke was a Hellenic Jew. [10] [11] While it has been widely accepted that the theology of Luke–Acts points to a gentile Christian writing for a ...