The New Testament Witness to Christ and His Kingdom, Student Workbook, SW13

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T H E N E W T E S T A M E N T W I T N E S S T O C H R I S T A N D H I S K I N G D O M

1. Being a disciple of Jesus yourself (not merely to have a factual knowledge of the life of Christ), John 8.31-32

2. Making disciples in the context of the Church, Eph. 4.9-16

New Testament Witness to Jesus Christ: The Birth Narratives and the Childhood of the Messiah

I. The Birth Narratives of Jesus the Messiah

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A. The historical accuracy of the Gospels

1. Luke’s opening, Luke 1.1-4

2. Differences in the Gospel accounts

a. Mark’s abrupt opening, Mark 1.1-3

b. Matthew and Luke: the birth of Messiah

c. John the Apostle: the pre-existent Word of God, John 1.1-3

B. Luke’s historical situating of Jesus’s birth, Luke 2.1-7

1. Where: in Palestine, in Judea, at the city of David (Bethlehem)