Recommended Readings:

• Raymond E. Brown, “The Lucan Canticles in General,” and “The Magnificat,” in idem, The Birth of the Messiah (New York: Doubleday, 1977), 346-68.
• Nils Dahl, “The Story of Abraham in Luke-Acts,” in Leander E. Keck and J. Louis Martyn, Studies in Luke-Acts (Nashville: Abingdon, 1966), 139-58.

Articles: (click to view)

• “God’s Grace is Sufficient” by Carolyn Sharp
• “6 Ways Not to Preach the Birth of Jesus” by Steve Mathewson
• “Luke’s Nativity and the Battle over Christmas” by Stephen Nissenbaum
• “The Nativity” by Helen K. Bond
• “The Nativity according to Luke” by William Hamblin and Daniel Peterson
• “The Nativity in Art” by Robin M. Jensen
• “Bethlehem” by Michael F. Bird
• “The Genealogy of Jesus Christ: A Tale of Two Trees” by Mary Fairchild

Lectures: (click to view)

• “The Nativity According to Luke: An original work of art” by Ben Witherington III
• “The Birth of Jesus – Gospel of Luke Ch. 1-2” by The Bible Project

Sermons: (click to view)

• “Commentary on Luke 2:1-14 [15-20]” by Craig A. Satterlee
• “Mary, the Magnificat, and an Unsentimental Advent” by Rachel Held Evans
• “There Was Room at the Inn” by Rachel Held Evans
• “Women of Holy Week, Part 3: Mary’s Heart is Pierced (Again)” by Rachel Held Evans

Videos: (click to view)

Online Yale Bible Study with Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, INCARNATION: Week 2, Savior of the World

Podcasts: (click to view)

• “Mary’s Vibrant Language” (Advent 4), Chapter, Verse, and Season: A Lectionary Podcast
• “Young Jesus in the Temple” (First Sunday after Christmas), Chapter, Verse, and Season: A Lectionary Podcast
• Yale Bible Study podcast: INCARNATION, Week 2, Savior of the World

Art: (click to view)

• “The Birth of Christ” by Pietro Cavallini
• “Bethlehem Pilgrims” by Eric Matson
• “The Presentation of Christ in the Temple” by Giovanni di Paolo
• “Annunciation” by Jen Norton
• “Canticle of Mary” by Jen Norton