Luke 2:1–7: The Birth of Jesus Under Empire
Luke tells the birth of Jesus as a covenant promise kept through a census and a crowded town, not as a scene arranged for a king. The details he gives are spare, and the lowliness is the point.
Luke tells the birth of Jesus as a covenant promise kept through a census and a crowded town, not as a scene arranged for a king. The details he gives are spare, and the lowliness is the point.