Ancestry and Birth – Additional Resources
Recommended Readings:
- Warren Carter, “Matthew 1—2 and Roman Political Power,” New Perspectives on the Nativity, ed. J. Corley (New York: T. & T. Clark, 2009), 77-90.
- J. Nolland, “The Four (Five) Women and Other Annotations in Matthew’s Genealogy” in New Testament Studies 43 (1997): 527-539.
- Mark Allen Powell, “The Magi as Kings: An Adventure in Reader-Response Criticism” in Catholic Biblical Quarterly 62 (2000): 459-480
Articles: (click to view)
- “Unlikely Heroes: The Women of Matthew 1” by Jennifer Stasak
- “The Genealogy of Jesus Christ: A Tale of Two Trees” by Mary Fairchild
- “Was There Really a Virgin Birth in the Bible?” by Joel M. Hoffman
- “The Nativity” by Helen K. Bond
- “Monday Meditation: RCL Years ABC, Epiphany of the Lord, Matthew 2:1-12” by Gary Neal Hansen
Sermons: (click to view)
- “Happy Epiphany”, by Harold E. Masback, III
- “A Balm for the ‘Type A’ Soul”, by Harold E. Masback, III
Videos: (click to view)
- Online Yale Bible Study with Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, INCARNATION: Week 1, Come Thou Unexpected Jesus
- Online Yale Bible Study with Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Casting the Pageant: Session 1, The Big Bit Parts
- “No Room at the Inn”, Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton
- Online Yale Bible Study with Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Casting the Pageant: Session 2, Something About Mary
- “The Angel Gabriel,” Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton
- “Mary and the Annunciation,” Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton
- “The Magnificat as Psalm,” Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton
- Online Yale Bible Study with Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Casting the Pageant: Session 3, Joseph’s Choice
- “Joseph’s Choice” (short clip), Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton
- “Joseph’s Job,” Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton
- Online Yale Bible Study with Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Casting the Pageant: Session 4, Gifts from Afar
- “The Magi,” Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton
- “The Shepherds,” Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton
Podcasts: (click to view)
- “Mary, Joseph, and the Infant Messiah” (Fourth Sunday of Advent), Chapter, Verse, and Season: A Lectionary Podcast
- Yale Bible Study podcast: INCARNATION: Week 1, Come Thou Unexpected Jesus
Charts: (click to view)
Art: (click to view)
- “Flight Into Egypt” by Guido Da Siena
- “Flight into Egypt” by John August Swanson, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN
- “Flight into Egypt” by Jesus Mafa, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN
- “John Baptizes Jesus” by Jesus Mafa from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN
