Week 5: Nativity of Christ Part 1

Readings

• Matthew 1
• Luke 2
• Luke 3:23-282:1-38

Resources

• HG Bishop Youssef
  • Luke 2:1-24 - https://castbox.fm/vb/275207522
  • Luke 2:25-40 - https://castbox.fm/vb/275537362
  • Luke 2:41-52 - https://castbox.fm/vb/277821311
  • Luke 3:21-38 - https://castbox.fm/vb/280530902
• Fr. Daoud Lamei
  • MatthewLuke 12 - https://www.youtube.soundcloud.com/watch?v=znT5IMIAPW0frdaoudlamei/07-02-1?in=frdaoudlamei/sets/luke  
  • MatthewLuke 12 - https://www.youtube.soundcloud.com/watch?v=qTpk3VSna54frdaoudlamei/08-02-2?in=frdaoudlamei/sets/luke  
• Dr. Eugenia Constantinou
  • St Luke & Christ's Identity - https://castbox.fm/vb/207090626
  • Genealogy in Matthew - https://castbox.fm/vb/213715232
  • Star and Wise Men - https://castbox.fm/vb/215831053
• St. Jerome
  • Commentary on Matthew - https://www.dropbox.com/s/28c1ol2ybu6u4g5/117%20St%20Jerome%20-%20Commentary%20on%20Matthew.pdf?dl=0
• Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty
  • Luke - https://www.dropbox.com/s/81uupstc71zfyd9/042_Luke.pdf?dl=0
  • Matthew - https://www.dropbox.com/s/099xalzktfoetpo/040_Matthew.pdf?dl=0 

Quiz:

https://forms.gle/yxD7GCFCqzwVffU46 

Material

Genealogy of Christ

• ReadLuke Matthew2a: 1:1-17HG Bishop Youssef
• CharacteristicsLuke of2b: theHG GenealogyBishop in Matthew
  • Women
  • 14 Generation splitsYoussef
• Read Luke 3:23-38
• Differences in Matthew and Luke's Genealogy

Nativity of Christ

• Read Matthew 1:18-25
• Read Luke 2:1-20
• Shepherds and Angels

Circumcision and Presentation of the Lord in the Temple

• Read Luke 2:21-38
• Why is Christ Circumcised?
• Why is He presented in the Temple?
• Relevance to our Church rituals
• Who is Simeon?

Visit of the Magi and Flight to Egypt

• Read Matthew 2

Christ as a Child

• Why don't we have more stories from Christ's childhood?
  • Because nothing interesting happened! He lived as an ordinary boy... He learned carpentry, He took care of His mother after Joseph departed, etc. 
  • We know that He was ordinary because when He started to manifest Himself, the people in Nazareth were surprised! He had never showed any indication of anything supernatural or divine!
• The exception is the story in Luke 2
• Read Luke 2:39-52
• How does this show His Humanity