TY - BOOK AU - Brown,Raymond E. TI - The birth of the Messiah: a commentary on the infancy narratives in Matthew and Luke SN - 022566206X AV - BS2575.2 .B76 1977b U1 - 226.2/06 20 PY - 1977/// CY - London PB - G. Chapman KW - Jesus Christ KW - Jesus Christ. KW - Jesus Christus / Kindheit. KW - Jesus Christus / Geburt. KW - Bible KW - Matthew, I-II KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Luke, I-II KW - Matth�ausevangelium 1-2 KW - swd KW - Lukasevangelium 1-2 KW - Infancy narratives (Gospels) KW - fast KW - Nativity of Jesus Christ KW - Exegese KW - gnd N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Introduction: Scholarship and the Infancy Narratives The Matthean Infancy Narrative: General Observations on the Matthean Gospel and Infancy Narrative -- The Geneaology of Jesus -- The Composition of the Basic Matthean Narrative -- The Conception of Jesus -- The Magi come to pay homage to the King of the Jews -- Herod unsuccessfully seeks to destroy the King of the Jews The Lucan Infancy Narrative: General Observations on the Lucan Gospel and Infancy Narrative -- The Annunciation of the Birth of John the Baptist -- The Annunciation of the birth of Jesus -- The visitation of Mary to Elizabeth -- The Birth and Naming of John the Baptist: Zechariah's Prophecy -- The Birth and naming of Jesus -- The presentation; Simeon and Anna Prophesy about Jesus -- The Boy Jesus in the Temple speaks Appendixes: Levirate marriage -- Davidic Descent -- Birth at Bethlehem -- Virginal Conception -- The charge of Illegitimacy -- Other Jewish Background for Matthew's Narrative -- The Census under Querinius -- Midrash as a Literary Genre -- The fourth Eclogue of Virgil ER -