According to Luke

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Annunciation and Birth

• According to Luke

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Annunciation handout
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The Annunciation

• Luke is the only gospel to tell the story of the
  Annunciation (Luke 126-38)
• Annunciation means announcement
• The angel Gabriel tells Mary that she will
  conceive by the power of the Holy Spirit/Most High

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The annunciation of John and Jesus

• Only in Lukes gospel
• John the Baptist and Jesus are related
• Mothers Elizabeth and Mary are cousins
• Elizabeth, like Hannah (and Sarah and Rachel) is
  barren
• God makes Hannah conceive
• Mary conceives by the Holy Spirit
• Zechariah is struck mute until baby is named at
  circumcision
• Zech. Then prophesies Luke 167-79

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The Annunciation- act

• Lk. 15-25

• Lk. 126-45,56

• The annunciation of JBap
• Zechariah Elizabeth
• Priestly family, aged, barren
• Annunciation delivered by an angel, Gabriel
• To Zech. In the Temple
• Dialogue between the angel and Zec.
• Do not be afraid
• Elizabeth will bear a child
• Name him Jh.
• He will be great before the Lord
• The sign
• Zach will be reduced to silence
• Conclusion
• Zach. goes home unable to speak

• Annunciation about Jesus
• Angel, Gabriel, gives Mary the message.
• Hail Mary
• Favored one
• Do not be afraid
• You will conceive a child
• Name him Jesus
• He will be great
• The sign
• Behold your relative has conceived.
• Mary accepted
• Mary visited Elizabeth

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The Birth of Jesus- act

• Mt. 118-215

• Lk. 21-24

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The Birth of Jesus- act

• Mt. 118-215

• Lk. 21-24

• Mary engaged to Joseph
• Miraculous pregnancy
• Joseph did not want to marry her
• Angel appeared to him in a dream
• Herod in charge of Judea
• Asked wise men to let him know when the baby was
  born
• Sent to kill children- 2 yrs. old and younger
• Wise men following the star
• Bring gifts to the baby
• Angel tells them to not return to Herod

• Emperor Augustus in charge
• Ordered a census
• Joseph and Mary are married and are expecting a
  child
• While they are in Bethlehem registering for the
  census, Jesus is born
• Born in a stable
• Mary laid Jesus in a manger
• Poor shepherd heard about the birth of Jesus from
  an angel
• Saw a heavenly host praising God
• Circumcision of Jesus
• 8 days after he was born
• Named Jesus, the name given by the angel before
  he was conceived
• Presentation of the baby to the Temple

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The lost years of Jesus

• Birth of Jesus
• After the presentation of the baby to the Temple,
  Luke jumps to narrate the account of Jesus
  getting lost in Jerusalem.
• Jesus is 12 yrs. old
• He was found in the Temple listening and asking
  questions to teachers
• After this account, there is nothing else about
  Jesus being a teenager
• These are the lost years of Jesus

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Non-Canonical writings

• One of the stories describes Jesus as a young boy
  who, in order to entertain and impress his
  friends, would take clay models of birds and
  magically make them come alive and fly away.