Most cultural representations of Jesus’ birth are a combination of the accounts in the gospels of Matthew and Luke – there is no mention of Jesus’ birth in the gospels of Mark or John.

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More importantly, the language in Luke 2.40 both forms the inclusio for this episode which illustrates what the verses at start and finish refer to, and draws a parallel and distinction with John the ...