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Gospel infancy narratives

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Christian text tradition New Testament tradition biblical narrative

The Gospel infancy narratives are the New Testament accounts in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke that describe the miraculous conception, birth, and early life of Jesus.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian text tradition → New Testament tradition → biblical narrative →
associatedWith	Elizabeth → Herod the Great → Holy Spirit → John the Baptist → Joseph, husband of Mary → Magi → Mary, mother of Jesus → Virgin birth of Jesus → Zechariah → angel Gabriel → shepherds →
chronologicalScope	from conception of Jesus to his childhood GENERATED →
describedIn	Gospel of Luke → Gospel of Matthew →
distinctFrom	Passion narratives → Resurrection narratives → public ministry narratives of Jesus →
featureEvent	Adoration of the Magi → Annunciation GENERATED → Finding in the Temple → Flight into Egypt → Massacre of the Innocents → Nativity of Jesus → Presentation of Jesus at the Temple → Shepherds visiting the newborn Jesus → Visitation →
hasPart	Infancy narrative in the Gospel of Luke → Infancy narrative in the Gospel of Matthew →
language	Koine Greek →
mainSubject	Jesus →
narrativeFocus	birth of Jesus → conception of Jesus → early life of Jesus →
partOf	New Testament →
religiousTradition	Christianity →
setIn	Bethlehem → Egypt → Jerusalem → Nazareth →
sourceText	Gospel according to Luke → Gospel according to Matthew →
theologicalTheme	Incarnation → divine sonship of Jesus → fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy → messiahship of Jesus → salvation →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gospel of Luke ("Infancy narrative of Jesus") →	contains
Feast of the Holy Family →	hasScripturalBasisIn
Saint Joseph →	inspiredBy
Milk Grotto →	linkedToBiblicalNarrative
Shepherds’ Field ("Gospel of Luke nativity narrative") →	traditionallyAssociatedWith