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i think, because the story has been domesticated in western culture into this realm of sort of fairyland and santa s grotto, that we miss what, certainly for matthew and luke, is very clear. the gospel nativity stories may have different accounts of jesus birth, but their message is the same. in luke, you have augustus caesar sitting on his throne, and he says, oh, we need a census. we need to raise some more taxes. and at the far end of his empire, this little couple set off, and a baby is born who, within a hundred years, will be the talk of the town around the roman empire. [ traditional middle eastern music plays ] for matthew, we have the focus on king herod, who is an incredible bully and kills his people in his own family and anyone who gets in his way. it s this little weak human baby who we re invited to see as not only supplanting the power ....

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