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Single statement that Jesus was born at Bethlehem. And even here a considerable discrepancy appears. With Luke the better historical tradition that Nazareth was in reality Jesus' native town still makes itself felt; and according to his account, therefore, Jesus was born in Bethlehem in consequence Of his parents' journey thither to be enrolled in the census of Augustus. Matthew, on the other hand, assumes as self-evident that Jesus' parents originally lived in Bethlehem, and gives express reasons for their migration to Nazareth a few years later. The two accounts are absolutely contradictory, and represent two separate attempts at reconciling the Older tradition that Nazareth was Jesus' birthplace with the later assumption that, as Messiah, he must have been born at Bethlehem. Nor is it possible, by rejecting Matthew's report, to save that Of Luke, on the plea that the latter is simpler and fresher than Matthew's dogmatic structure, with its framework Of Old Testa ment prophecies. For the story which Luke. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
