Week 6: Nativity of Christ Part 2

Readings:

• Matthew 1:18-25
• Matthew 2:1-23
• Luke 2:41-52

Resources:

• HG Bishop Youssef:
  • Matthew 1 - https://soundcloud.com/his-grace-bishop-youssef/matthew-introduction-chapter-1-bible-study?in=his-grace-bishop-youssef/sets/matthew-bible-study
  • Matthew 2 - https://soundcloud.com/his-grace-bishop-youssef/mathew-2-bible-study?in=his-grace-bishop-youssef/sets/matthew-bible-study&si=a599a257d51e4d07a1cfce359b28b839 
• Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty:
  • Matthew - https://www.dropbox.com/s/099xalzktfoetpo/040_Matthew.pdf?dl=0
• Fr. Daoud Lamei:
  • Matthew 1 Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTpk3VSna54
  • Matthew 2 Part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1YJhHI2x88
  • Matthew 2 Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFQ1BjInAHk
  • Luke 2 Part 3 - https://soundcloud.com/frdaoudlamei/09-02-3?in=frdaoudlamei/sets/luke
• St. Jerome
  • Commentary on Matthew - https://www.dropbox.com/s/28c1ol2ybu6u4g5/117%20St%20Jerome%20-%20Commentary%20on%20Matthew.pdf?dl=0 
• Dr. Eugenia Constantinou:
  • Star and Wise Men - https://castbox.fm/vb/215831053 

Quiz:

•  https://forms.gle/Nboe1gZ21AU8xp2e6

Material:

• Matthew 1b:1: HG Bishop Youssef (Just the section titled "Nativity of Christ")
• Matthew 2: HG Bishop Youssef
• 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
• Luke 2c: HG Bishop Youssef