{"id":10706,"date":"2009-12-24T09:58:07","date_gmt":"2009-12-24T14:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/2009\/12\/lucan-infancy-narrative\/"},"modified":"2009-12-24T19:14:13","modified_gmt":"2009-12-25T00:14:13","slug":"lucan-infancy-narrative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/2009\/12\/lucan-infancy-narrative\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucan Infancy Narrative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>[Once again, these are just notes, and they do not even begin to do the subject justice, but yesterday&#8217;s Matthew notes were able to spark some good discussion.  I will response and comment as I can today, but, hey, it is Christmas Eve Day!]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>While Matthew\u2019s is largely from Joseph\u2019s perspective, Luke\u2019s from Mary\u2019s<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> This does not mean, however, that Joseph and Mary were necessarily the sources\u2014rather that the evangelists focused on them and what they represented<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Luke included poetic passages or songs to personalize the characters of his infancy narrative (canticles, more below)<\/p>\n<p>Luke adds the stories about John the Baptist as literary foils to compare and contrast with the story of Jesus<\/p>\n<p><strong>While Matthew and Luke differ, and even conflict, on some details, the important facts are all confirmed by the Book of Mormon<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Mary was a virgin from Nazareth, where she divinely conceived Jesus (1 Nephi 11:13\u201320)<\/li>\n<li> Jesus was the son of God and his mother was named \u201cMary\u201d (Mosiah 3:8)<\/li>\n<li> Jesus was born near Jerusalem (Alma 7:10; Bethlehem is 9 km south of Jerusalem, hence \u201cat,\u201d or in the region, of Jerusalem)<\/li>\n<li> Mary was a precious and chosen vessel, who conceived by the power of the Holy Ghost (Alma 7:10; not of the Holy Ghost as in Matt 1:18, 21)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Luke\u2019s Infancy Narrative<\/strong>. Doublets: John the Baptist and Jesus<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[Luke\u2019s prologue to his gospel (1:1\u20134)]<\/li>\n<li>Birth of John the Baptist Foretold (1:5\u201325)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Birth of Jesus Foretold (Annunciation, 1:26\u201338).<\/li>\n<li>The Visitation (Mary visits Elizabeth, 1:39\u201356)<br \/>\n<em>canticle: Magnificat (1:46\u201355, \u201cMy soul doth magnify the Lord\u201d<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Birth of John the Baptist (1:57\u201380)<br \/>\n<em>canticle: Benedictus (1:68\u201379, \u201cBlessed be the Lord God of Israel\u201d)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Birth of Jesus (2:1\u20137)<\/li>\n<li>Shepherds and Angels (8\u201320)<br \/>\n<em>canticle: Gloria in Excelsis (2:14, \u201cGlory to God in the highest\u201d)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>The Presentation (Jesus named and temple requirements fulfilled, 2:21\u201340)<br \/>\n<em>canticle: Nunc Demittis (2:29\u201332, \u201cLord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>The Boy Jesus Teaches in the Temple (2:41\u201352)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Exegetical Excursus: Lucan Canticles<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Canticle<\/em>: simply \u201ca song,\u201d and especially a liturgical song taken from the Bible<\/p>\n<p>Historical Questions (diachronic exegesis: how the text originated and how it came to be in its current form)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Actual, inspired hymns sung by the character at the time? How did Luke learn them?<\/li>\n<li> Early Christian hymns reflecting the sentiments of the character?<\/li>\n<li> Lucan compositions?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Literary Questions (synchronic exegesis: what is the text\u2019s current form, structure, and rhetorical approach)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Genre: poetic expression of praise, specifically a canticle<\/li>\n<li> Serves a parallel function in Luke to a Matthean formula quotation<\/li>\n<li> Structure: hymn format, poetic<\/li>\n<li> Example: <em>Magnificat <\/em>has an introduction praising God, a body listing motives for praise, a conclusion (this usually includes a blessing or a request)<\/li>\n<li> Rhetorical approach: personalizes the characters, ties NT characters to OT themes, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Theological Questions (existential exegesis: what does this text teach us about Jesus?  How does it engage and affect the reader?)<br \/>\nHow does it reflect Mary\u2019s testimony of who her son was?<br \/>\nHow do we feel when reading these songs?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lucan Themes and Characters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Christ in salvation history (<em>Heilsgeschichte<\/em>)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>God working in Israel, God working in the person of        Jesus, God working in the Church<\/li>\n<li>chs. 1-2 represent OT history<\/li>\n<li>Luke writes in an the style of the Septuagint to give his Infancy Narrative and OT feel!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Righteous Israel has a part in Christ: Luke portrays these couples as \u201cjust,\u201d that is, living in harmony with Mosaic law<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Zechariah and Elizabeth<\/li>\n<li>Joseph and Mary<\/li>\n<li>Simeon and Anna<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Role of Women<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Marian focus: angels come to Mary (in Matthew, dreams came to Joseph)<\/li>\n<li> confinement details, women\u2019s relationships, details of Christ\u2019s youth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Misconceptions Quicklist (Luke)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201c . . . a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world the world should be taxed (enrolled)\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Judea was not a Roman province at the time<\/li>\n<li> No empire-wide census is known<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Supposition: this census is intended as an accurate date marker<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> P. Sulpicius Quirinus (\u201cCyrenius\u201d) was legate of Syria in A.D. 6 (Herod died in 4 B.C.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Supposition: the inn (or <em>katalyma<\/em>) was necessarily a hostel or a caravansary<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> the same word is used in Luke 22:11 for the upper room of the Last Supper (a guest chamber)<\/li>\n<li>perhaps Joseph brought his new bride to his ancestral (or current) home town, and when he arrived at his parents&#8217; or relatives, the small house&#8217;s only guest room was full; when she went into labor, the most private place was where the animals were kept (though note that the text never uses the word &#8220;stable,&#8221; it only says that she placed the baby in a &#8220;manger&#8221; (next)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Supposition: the manger (or <em>phatne<\/em>) was primarily a sign of humility<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> lexically it was a reference to Isaiah 1:3 \u201cThe ox knows his master, the donkey his owner&#8217;s manger, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand.\u201d (NIV)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Supposition: \u201cGlory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will towards men.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> the Greek in the critical text at 2:13 actually reads \u201cand on earth peace to those of good will\u201d or \u201ctowards those for whom God has good will\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Once again, these are just notes, and they do not even begin to do the subject justice, but yesterday&#8217;s Matthew notes were able to spark some good discussion. I will response and comment as I can today, but, hey, it is Christmas Eve Day!] While Matthew\u2019s is largely from Joseph\u2019s perspective, Luke\u2019s from Mary\u2019s This does not mean, however, that Joseph and Mary were necessarily the sources\u2014rather that the evangelists focused on them and what they represented Luke included poetic passages or songs to personalize the characters of his infancy narrative (canticles, more below) Luke adds the stories about John the Baptist as literary foils to compare and contrast with the story of Jesus While Matthew and Luke differ, and even conflict, on some details, the important facts are all confirmed by the Book of Mormon Mary was a virgin from Nazareth, where she divinely conceived Jesus (1 Nephi 11:13\u201320) Jesus was the son of God and his mother was named \u201cMary\u201d (Mosiah 3:8) Jesus was born near Jerusalem (Alma 7:10; Bethlehem is 9 km south of Jerusalem, hence \u201cat,\u201d or in the region, of Jerusalem) Mary was a precious and chosen vessel, who conceived by the power of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":129,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-scriptures"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/129"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10706"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10706\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10712,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10706\/revisions\/10712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}