Dear list,


Why Luke and not Matthew?.. Why not John?



*"In the beginning was the **λόγος**". *

*This is the very word used by the emperor: *

*God acts, **συ**̀**ν* *λόγω**, with logos.*



*I don't call a thing without logos** [**alogon**], a techne.*



*quid sit deus*.. what would God be?


*Blessed be the Lord God of Israel.. *

*as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old..*



Best for the New Year,

Jerry R

On Sun, Dec 31, 2017 at 1:13 PM, Wendy Wheeler <[email protected]>
wrote:

> It’s okay, Helmut.
>
> Happy New Year everyone.
>
> Wendy
>
>
> On 31 Dec 2017, at 18:23, Helmut Raulien <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Jon,
> Yes, Ive read that too: After the three wise men had left, an angel told
> Mary and Joseph that Herod wants to kill the child, and they should flee to
> Egypt, which they did. But the portray was "taken" in the barn, so they
> were not on their way yet, so technically they were not refugees already,
> only the next day or so. But maybe to portray them as refugees is justified
> with the artist´s license to hop over this small time gap? I think, the
> pope did not make the same mistake like me, but the journalist writing
> about the pope did. Anyway, Wendy is right by saying they were not refugees
> when the portray was "taken", and the sign becomes more complicated with
> this aspect of artist´s license having to be included. Maybe it increases
> the number of required pages to more than 20?
> Happy new year,
> Helmut
>
> 31. Dezember 2017 um 18:32 Uhr
> *Von:* "Jon Alan Schmidt" <[email protected]>
>
> Helmut, List:
>
> There are two accounts of the Holy Family in the Bible.  Matthew includes
> the flight to Egypt to escape Herod after the visit of the Magi, which is
> presumably what the artist who portrayed them as refugees had in mind.
> Luke omits that particular episode.
>
> FYI, www.biblegateway.com is a handy site for looking up Bible passages,
> especially since it includes various English versions and numerous other
> languages.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jon Alan Schmidt - Olathe, Kansas, USA
> Professional Engineer, Amateur Philosopher, Lutheran Layman
> www.LinkedIn.com/in/JonAlanSchmidt
> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/JonAlanSchmidt> - twitter.com/JonAlanSchmidt
>
> On Sun, Dec 31, 2017 at 11:17 AM, Helmut Raulien <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>>
>> Uh! Ive looked it up, and apologize. I am embarassed, why did I answer
>> before looking it up? Now I dont see the point in the nativity picture
>> anymore, an agree with Gary not to talk about it anymore. Sorry again,
>> Wendy, happy new year!
>> Wendy,
>> but Mary, knowing she was pregnant, could not know whether somebody she
>> had told this might have told it to Herodes´ spies? I dont know, maybe you
>> are right, I just have to trust somebody about this, and please forgive me,
>> I (at the time, hypothetically) rather trust the pope than you. I have not
>> looked the matter up in the bible, though.
>> Best,
>> Helmut
>> 30. Dezember 2017 um 21:35 Uhr
>> *Von:* "Wendy Wheeler" <[email protected]>
>> Helmut,
>>
>> The reason they travelled was as I’ve stated - as given in the gospel of
>> Luke. Had they stayed at home, there would have been no slaying of the
>> first born by Herod since the latter, according to Matthew, heard of the
>> birth in Bethlehem from the three wise men who came to witness it.
>>
>> I’m not concerned with the Pope’s comparison.
>>
>> Wendy
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On 30 Dec 2017, at 20:09, Helmut Raulien <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Wendy,
>> if they had stayed home, they would have had their first born slain. If
>> this does not make them refugees, discuss it with the pope, who also
>> compared them with the contemporary refugees.
>> Best,
>> Helmut
>> 30. Dezember 2017 um 20:57 Uhr
>> *Von:* "Wendy Wheeler" <[email protected]>
>> Dear Helmut (and list),
>>
>> I’ve come to this discussion both late and rather incompletely. I haven’t
>> read every contribution closely. Can I point out, though, and in case
>> nobody else has, that the Holy Family were not refugees. They were
>> travelling to Joseph’s birthplace in obedience to the requirements of the
>> Roman census. They returned home afterwards. The Trondheim Nativity scene
>> under discussion here thus looks like an iconic sign used to mislead.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Wendy Wheeler
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
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