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1. The accounts of Jesus's birth and early life are found in the gospels of Matthew and Luke, known as the infancy narratives. 2. Both gospels describe Jesus being born of the Virgin Mary through the intervention of the Holy Spirit and being visited by angels announcing his birth. 3. Unique details include Mary visiting her cousin Elizabeth in Luke and Jesus being presented at the temple where he is recognized by Simeon and Anna in Luke.

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Activity 5

1. The accounts of Jesus's birth and early life are found in the gospels of Matthew and Luke, known as the infancy narratives. 2. Both gospels describe Jesus being born of the Virgin Mary through the intervention of the Holy Spirit and being visited by angels announcing his birth. 3. Unique details include Mary visiting her cousin Elizabeth in Luke and Jesus being presented at the temple where he is recognized by Simeon and Anna in Luke.

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Unique Details in the Infancy

Narratives in Matthew
The account
On the Holy
Family’s flight
to Egypt is
recorded in
Matthew’s
Infancy
Narratives.
Egypt is a symbol of the land
of slavery for the chosen
People. Moses had been
saved from the Egyptian
Pharaoh’s slaughter of the
Hebrew’s babies.
In a comparable way Jesus
was saved from Herod’s
slaughter of the innocents.
The lives of both Moses and
Jesus were spared by God-
chosen persons, so they
could carry out God’s
saving plan.
UNIQUE DETAILS IN LUKE

THE VISITATION OF MARY


TO ELIZABETH
The visit of Mary to her
cousin Elizabeth, is found
only in Luke’s version.
The visitation story describe the
quality of Mary’s faith.
Aside from being a sign of
complete surrender and
trust in the Word of God. Mary’s visitation
is a witness to outgoing service to the needy,
in this case her Cousin Elizabeth. Mary
Exemplifies “the poor one of Yahweh.”
because the mission
Given her to become the mother
of the Savior.
JESUS IS CIRCUMCISED (LK.2:21)
During the circumcision, Jesus was
given the highly
Symbolic name of Jesus, thus
foreshadowing his role as Savior of all
people as described by the angel at
the Annunciation. In Hebrew, Jesus
means “ God saves.”
JESUS IS PRESENTED IN THE TEMPLE
The prophet Simeon who had
been promised that he would
not die until he had seen the
Messiah, came in the Spirit into the
temple, and took the
Child Jesus into his arms and
blessed God.
“for my eyes have seen your
salvation.” …… a light for
revelation to the Gentiles,
and glory for your people
Israel” ( Lk 2: 25-32 ). Anna,
an old prophetess, also met
Jesus and enthusiastically
spread the news that God
had begun the deliverance
of Jerusalem, the symbol
of God’s chosen people. Simeon and
Anna were
the first to herald the
significance of Jesus birth.
They did this at the temple,
the very center of Jewish
worship and power. Their
prayers marked the end of
the Old Covenant and the
Beginning of the era of the
Covenant.
COMMON ELEMENTS IN
MATTHEW AND LUKE
JESUS WAS BORN OF THE VIRGIN
Jesus was born of the Virgin
( Lk. 1: 26 – 38; Mt. 1: 18-25 )
Both Luke and Matthew narrate how
Jesus was born
of the Virgin Mary through
The intervension of the
Holy Spirit.
JESUS WAS BORN IN THE TIME OF KING
HEROD THE GREAT
Matthew tells us that Jesus
was conceived and born during the reign
of King Herod the great. Luke tells that
John the Baptist and Jesus both
conceived during
Herods time. Most scholars
agree that Jesus was born
Before 4 B.C.
ANGELS BROUGHT THE GOOD NEWS
Angels brought the Good
News ( Lk 1: 26-28; Mt. 1: 20 )
The presence of angels signifies the
sacredness of
a place or an event by
indicating the presence of
God’s power in a visible way.
It is the literary form very
common in the Old Testament, and is
used here to symbolize
the birth of the child as God’s action. The
message of the
angels points to the divine
hand in the birth of the child being
announced.
ACTIVITY 5
Activity Title: A savior shall be born
Learning Target: To understand the
Gospel of Matthew and Luke the true
identity of Jesus.
References:Called to Meet Christ in
Scripture, Church, and Sacraments
Author : Ester V Frago and
Josephine C. Dango
Page Number/s: 165 – 168
CONCEPT NOTES
we have seen that the inspired
infancy Narratives have to be
appreciated according to what they
intended to do, that is, to reveal to
us Jesus’ true identity, by means of
a literary form that attempts to draw the divine
and human history
together. We could do no better today.
Choose the letter of the best answer and write it
on the blank before each number.
_____ 1. It is a symbol of the land of
Slavery for the Chosen People
( a. Egypt b. Israel c. Nazareth )
_____ 2. The Visitation story describe
the Quality of Mary’s
( a. hope b. faith c. love )
____ 3. Mary’s exemplifies with this
title because the mission given her
to become the mother of the Savior.
a. the poor one of woman
b. the poor one of Savior
c. the poor one of Yahweh
____ 4. The visitation of Mary to her
cousin Elizabeth is found only in
a. Luke b. Matthew c. Mark
____ 5. Jesus was given the highly
symbolic name of Jesus during the
a. circumcision
b. crucifixion
c. resurrection
____ 6. In Hebrew, Jesus means
a. God’s love
b. God’s faith
c. God’s save
_____ 7. The Prophet who had been
promised that he would not die
until had seen the Messiah.
a. Jonah b. Jeremiah c. Simeon
____ 8. An old prophetess, also met
Jesus and enthusiastically spread
the news of God.
a. Anna b. Joanna c. Sarah
____ 9. Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary
through the intervention of the
a. Holy Trinity
b. Holy Family
c. Holy Spirit
____ 10 . The good News of our
salvation announce by
____ 9. Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary
through the intervention of the
a. Holy Trinity
b. Holy Family
c. Holy Spirit
____ 10 . The good News of our
salvation announce by
a. Guardian Angel
b. Angel Gabriel
c. Archangel
_____ 11. Matthew’s Gospel tells us
that Jesus was conceived and
born during the reign of
a. King Herod the Great b.
King Solomon
c. King David
____ 12. Most Scholars agree that
Jesus was born before
a. 6 B.C. B. 4 B.C. C. 5 B.C.
____ 13. They signifies the presence
of sacredness of a place or an event
by indicating the presence of God.
a. Angels b. Prophets c. Believers
____ 14. It is a literary form veryCommon in the Old
Testament
and is used here to symbolize the
birth of the child as:
a. God’s plan
b. God’s action
c. God’s save
15. The details of the infancy
Narratives are found in the books of a.
Matthew and Mark
b. Matthew and Luke
c. Matthew’s only

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