The Gospels of Matthew and Luke each has a visitor to the baby Jesus in order to worship him.
Matthew has the magi ('wise men') follow a star to worship Jesus and bring him gifts.
In keeping with its theme of poverty, Luke has poor shepherds visit Jesus to worship him. The shepherds knew nothing of the star that Matthew has the magi follow, but were instead told of Jesus' birth by angels.
This is recorded in the Gospel of Luke chapter 2:8-19.
The account of the shepherds is only given in Luke 2.
Mother Mary and saint johnAnswer:A group of shepherds. See Luke 2:8-18.
Luke wrote the account of the shepherd's visit. Mary is thought to have given Luke much of the information.
A:Many children are born during the winter. Luke's Gospel qualifies this, because it talks of shepherds watching their flocks at night, out in the open pastures. It has been pointed out that shepherds would never have kept their sheep outside at night time in the winter, thus ruling out Jesus having been born in winter. However, the story of the shepherds finding Jesus in a manger is only in Luke's Gospel. Matthew's Gospel has an entirely different nativity story in which Bethlehem is the home town of Mary and Joseph, so Jesus is born in a house, not a stable. The shepherds do not visit Jesus in Matthew, so he could have been born at any time of the year.
After Jesus' birth in Bethlehem, the shepherds were the first to visit him, according to the New Testament. The angels announced the birth to the shepherds, who then went to see Jesus in the manger.
Like the number of wise-men, the number of shepherds is not recorded.
Jesus was visited by the 3 wise men who brought him gifts of Myrrh, Frankincense and gold.
The bible does not mention the number of sheperds that went to see christ .
Matthew's gospel focuses on the visit of the Magi, who were seen as wise men from the East, rather than the shepherds. This narrative choice reflects a symbolic theme in Matthew's gospel, emphasizing Jesus as the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies and a universal savior for both Jews and Gentiles. The emphasis on the Magi also highlights Jesus' role as a king, as they come to pay homage to him as the newborn king of the Jews.
It was the decree for census, no room in the inn, visit by shepherds and wise men , the flight to Egypt.
The Bible only mentions the shepherds visiting Mary, Joseph and Jesus in the stable. They were invited by the angels.(Luke 2:8-20)
Candy canes represent the a shepherd's crook, like the three shepherds that came to visit Jesus when he was born.
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