Sometimes we forget that there are two nativity stories, one in Luke’s gospel and one in Matthew’s. In popular telling, they are often conflated into one story- shepherds and magi, heavenly host and a star. However each gospel writer had reasons for telling the nativity story the way that they did. Luke’s nativity story has […]
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The Politics of Advent: Joseph, the anti patriarchy patriarch
Do you know? How long is the story of Jesus’ birth in Matthew? Its eight verses. The genealogy was 17 verses and it sets us up for the birth of a king. But the birth story simply starts talking about Mary and Joseph, with no indication of who they might be or where they live. […]
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