The Infancy Narratives

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What is a major theme in the Gospel of Matthew.

• Jesus came to save everyone

• Suffering

• Compassion especially for the sick, the poor, and the outcasts

• Jesus is the Messiah

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What is a major theme in the Gospel of Luke?

• Jesus came to save everyone

• Suffering

• Compassion especially for the sick, the poor, and the outcasts

• Jesus is the Messiah

In the Gospel of Matthew Jesus found in a

• Manger

• House

• Stable

• The Gospel of Matthew doesn’t say

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Shepherds are present in the accounts of the birth of Jesus in the gospel of

• Matthew

• Mark

• Luke

• John

Are the genealogy of Jesus goes back to Adam in the gospel of

• Matthew

• Mark

• Luke

• John

The gospel writer for Matthew was writing for a specific audience. Because of his audience, Matthew

• calls Jesus the Lamb of God

• quotes the Old Testament more than any other Gospel

• includes shepherds in his story of the birth of Jesus

• focuses on the suffering of Jesus

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Which gospel states that Mary will conceive through the Holy Spirit?

• Matthew

• Mark

• Luke

• John

What is a distinct feature in the Gospel of Matthew?

• Magi visit the baby Jesus

• Jesus' parents are Mary and Joseph

• An angel directs that the child shall be called Jesus

• Mary and Joseph are engaged but not married at Jesus’ conception

What is one way Luke's theme is reflected in his gospel?

• Three gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh are presented to the baby Jesus

• A star appears in the east

• Mary and Joseph can't find a place to say and end up in a stable.

• The Angel of the Lord appears to Joseph in a dream

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The star leads people to Jesus in the Gospel of

• Matthew

• Mark

• Luke

• John