Episode notes
The Christmas stories of Matthew and Luke are completely different. Both place Jesus in Bethlehem for his birth and both place Jesus in Nazareth growing up, but how and when and why Jesus is in either town is very different.
Matthew gives us the story of the Magi and of the resulting Slaughter of the Innocents by Herod. He tells us how Joseph, Mary, and Jesus flee to Egypt to escape the killing frenzy. They only return when Herod dies.
Luke gives us the tiniest glimpse into Jesus as a preteen--sassing his mom.
And throughout it all Matthew roots the story firmly in subversive messianic prophecies.
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