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The Birth of the Messiah, A Commentary on the Infancy Narratives in Matthew and Luke

Raymond E. Brown

(1977)

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The star of Christ in the light of astronomy.Aaron Adair - 2012 - Zygon 47 (1):7-29.details Abstract Centuries of both theologians and astronomers have wondered what the Star of Bethlehem (Matt 2:2, 9) actually was, from miracle to planetary conjunction. Here a history of this search is presented, along with the difficulties the various proposals have had. The natural theories of the Star are found to be a recent innovation, and now almost exclusively maintained by scientists rather than theologians. Current problems with various theories are recognized, as well as general problems with the approach. The interactions (...) Download Export citation Bookmark
Wolterstorff, rights, wrongs, and the bible.Harold W. Attridge - 2009 - Journal of Religious Ethics 37 (2):209-219.details According to Wolterstorff, an accurate genealogy of rights begins, not with the late Middle Ages and the Enlightenment, but with the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures. The Gospel of Luke, Wolterstorff says, provides especially important witness, and he gives it considerable attention. Wolterstorff's careful analysis of Luke is both lexical and narratological. This paper argues that the lexical data of the Gospel of Luke does indeed lend some support to Wolterstorff's case. But the support is qualified since, in Luke, a critical (...) Download Export citation Bookmark 1 citation
The strange biography of Samson.Yair Zakovitch - 2003 - Nordisk judaistik/Scandinavian Jewish Studies 24 (1-2):19-36.details The biblical story of the life of Samson hides much from the reader&&the Book of Judges has deleted from the story elements that were deemed improper for the book’s placement among the Holy Scriptures. In this article, the author shows how the Bible transforms Samson from a mythological hero, the son of a god, to a mere mortal whose extraordinary strength came through the spirit of God that rested with him so long as he kept his Nazirite vows. The biblical (...) Download Export citation Bookmark

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