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Luke 2 is the second chapter of the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament, traditionally attributed to Luke the Evangelist, a companion of Paul the Apostle on his missionary journeys. [1] It contains an account of Jesus 's birth in Bethlehem , "its announcement and celebration", [ 2 ] his presentation in the Temple in Jerusalem , and an incident ...
Gloria in excelsis Deo. " Gloria in excelsis Deo " ( Latin for "Glory to God in the highest") is a Christian hymn known also as the Greater Doxology (as distinguished from the "Minor Doxology" or Gloria Patri) and the Angelic Hymn[ 1][ 2] / Hymn of the Angels. [ 3] The name is often abbreviated to Gloria in Excelsis or simply Gloria .
The Herald Angels Sing " is an English Christmas carol that first appeared in 1739 in the collection Hymns and Sacred Poems. The carol, based on Luke 2:14, tells of an angelic chorus singing praises to God. As it is known in the modern era, it features lyrical contributions from Charles Wesley and George Whitefield, two of the founding ...
The Benedictus, in Luke 1:68–79, [137] is spoken by Zechariah, while the Nunc dimittis, in Luke 2:29–32, [138] is spoken by Simeon. [139] The traditional Gloria in Excelsis is longer than the opening line presented in Luke 2:14, [ 140 ] and is often called the "Song of the Angels" given that it was uttered by the angels in the Annunciation ...
Annunciation to the shepherds. This late 15th-century Flemish miniature shows the annunciation to the shepherds. The annunciation to the shepherds is an episode in the Nativity of Jesus described in the Bible in Luke 2, in which angels tell a group of shepherds about the birth of Jesus. It is a common subject of Christian art and of Christmas ...
For example, according to Luke 2:11 Jesus was the Christ at his birth, but in Acts 2:36 he becomes Christ at the resurrection, while in Acts 3:20 it seems his messiahship is active only at the parousia, the "second coming"; similarly, in Luke 2:11 he is the Saviour from birth, but in Acts 5:31 [42] he is made Saviour at the resurrection; and he ...
Luke 2:12 κείμενον (lying) – omitted by Tischendorf 8th Edition. Luke 2:14 εὐδοκίας (of good will or of favour – genitive) – Alexandrian text-type εὐδοκία (good will or favour – nominative) – Byzantine text-type
Nathan was the older brother; Solomon was younger, next in line after him (see 2 Sam 5:14–16; 1 Chron 3:5), therefore he was the first candidate to a levirate marriage (compare Ruth 3–4; Lk 20:27–33). The Old Testament is silent on whether Nathan had children, so we may very well conclude that he had none.