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The birth of John the Baptist
Elizabeth gave birth to a son, and against family expectation both parents insisted his name was John. Zechariah's speech returned and, filled with the Holy Spirit, he prophesied that the child would go before the Lord to prepare His way.
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The presentation in the temple
Joseph and Mary brought the infant Jesus to the temple in Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord and offer the sacrifice the law required of a poor family. Simeon, promised he would see the Lord's Christ, took the child in his arms and called Him a light for the nations; the prophetess Anna gave thanks and spoke of Him to all who waited for redemption.
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Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth is the center of the Christian faith and of FaithGraph. The Gospels present Him as the promised Messiah of Israel, the eternal Word made flesh, who taught, healed, was crucified under Pontius Pilate, rose bodily on the third day, and commissioned His followers to carry the good news to all nations.
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Joseph of Nazareth
Joseph was a descendant of David who was betrothed to Mary. Matthew describes him as a righteous man who, guided by dreams, took Mary as his wife, named the child Jesus, and protected the family by fleeing to Egypt and later settling in Nazareth.
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Mary, mother of Jesus
Mary was a young woman of Nazareth, betrothed to Joseph, who received the angel Gabriel's announcement that she would conceive a son by the Holy Spirit and name Him Jesus. Luke records her consent and her song of praise; John places her at the cross.
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Bethlehem
Bethlehem is a town in the Judean hills south of Jerusalem. It was the hometown of David and, according to Matthew and Luke, the birthplace of Jesus. The prophet Micah named it as the place from which Israel's ruler would come.
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Promise and fulfillment
Promise and fulfillment is the pattern by which the New Testament reads the Old: God speaks in advance through prophets, patterns, and covenants, and the Gospels show those words coming true in Jesus. FaithGraph labels each such link by the kind of evidence behind it.
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Micah 5:2
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Connections around The birth of Jesus
The birth of John the Baptist precedes The birth of Jesus
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceElizabeth was six months pregnant at the annunciation, so John is born about six months before Jesus.
Evidence:The birth of Jesus precedes The presentation in the temple
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceThe presentation follows the birth by the days of purification required in the law, about forty days.
Evidence:Jesus participates in The birth of Jesus
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceBoth birth narratives name the child Jesus as the one born in Bethlehem.
Evidence:Joseph of Nazareth participates in The birth of Jesus
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceJoseph travels to Bethlehem with Mary and names the child.
Evidence:Mary, mother of Jesus participates in The birth of Jesus
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceLuke and Matthew both identify Mary as the mother who gave birth to Jesus.
Evidence:The birth of Jesus occurs at Bethlehem
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceMatthew and Luke both state that Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea.
Evidence:The birth of Jesus develops the theme Promise and fulfillment
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceMatthew's birth narrative repeatedly frames events with "this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet".
The birth of Jesus explicitly fulfills Micah 5:2
Explicit fulfillmentHigh confidenceMatthew frames the Bethlehem birth as the answer to the question "where is the Christ to be born?" using Micah.
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