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The discoveries of the twentieth century brought about the earliest known New Testament manuscript fragments. [ 4] Kenyon in 1912 knew 14 papyri, [ 5] Aland in his first edition of Kurzgefasste... in 1963 enumerated 76 papyri, in 1989 there were 96 known papyri, and in 2008 124 papyri. As of 2021, a total of 141 papyri are known, although some ...
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 ...
Finding in the Temple. The Finding in the Temple, also called Christ among the Doctors or the Disputation (the usual names for the subject in art), is an episode in the early life of Jesus depicted in chapter 2 of the Gospel of Luke. It is the only event of the later childhood of Jesus mentioned in a canonical gospel.
Meeting of the Lord, Russian Orthodox icon, 15th century. The event is described in the Gospel of Luke (Luke 2:22–40).According to the gospel, Mary and Joseph took the Infant Jesus to the Temple in Jerusalem forty days (inclusive) after His birth to complete Mary's ritual purification after childbirth, and to perform the redemption of the firstborn son, in obedience to the Torah (Leviticus ...
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 ...
Two names and a variety of titles are used to refer to Jesus in the New Testament. [ 1] In Christianity, the two names Jesus and Emmanuel that refer to Jesus in the New Testament have salvific attributes. [ 2][ 3][ 4] After the crucifixion of Jesus the early Church did not simply repeat his messages, but focused on him, proclaimed him, and ...
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 ...
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 ...