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Annunciation to the shepherds

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After this, a great many more angels appear, praising God with the words "Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests." Deciding to do as the angel had said, the shepherds travel to Bethlehem, and find
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very often show the shepherds on a steep hill, making visual sense of their placement above the main Nativity scene. The number of shepherds shown varies also, though three is typical in the West; one or more dogs may be included, as in the
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The phrase "peace to men on whom his favor rests" has been interpreted both as expressing a restriction to a particular group of people that God has chosen and inclusively, as God displaying favor to the world.
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case (apparently reflecting a Semitic idiom that reads strangely in Greek). Most ancient manuscripts of the Greek New Testament have this reading. The original version of the ancient
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of the Bible translates the words of the angels differently from modern versions, using the words "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men". Most
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includes the annunciation to the shepherds peripherally, in the upper left corner, even though it represents an episode occurring prior to the main scene. Similarly, in the
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It is generally considered significant that this message was given to shepherds, who were located on the lower rungs of the social ladder in first-century
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The text of the New Testament: an introduction to the critical editions and to the theory and practice of modern textual criticism
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the scene was one of those used most often in the development of the depiction of night scenes, especially in 15th century
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approach on the left. This is also very common in the West, though the Magi are very often omitted. For example, the 1485
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involving a single letter. The Greek text accepted by most modern theological scholars today uses the words
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The phrase "Peace on earth, good will to men" has been widely used in a variety of contexts. For example,
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preaches the annunciation of peace and good will, "(just) at that moment, someone slugs Uncle Ben."
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Scenes showing the shepherds at the side of the crib are a different subject, formally known as the
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Even though some other ancient Greek manuscripts (and many medieval ones) agree with the edited
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Christmas cantatas often deal with the Annunciation. It features prominently in both Bach's
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The Telegraph: A history of Morse's invention and its predecessors in the United States
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top left of the relevant page, at the end of the sixth line of the first column
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and manuscript illustration (see illustrations here and the
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to the present, is to show the scene in the background of a
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The landscape varies, though scenes in the background of a
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As described in verses 8–20 of the second chapter of the
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mention the annunciation to the shepherds, with the
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Index


Flemish
miniature
Nativity of Jesus
Bible
Luke 2
angels
shepherds
Jesus
Christian art
Christmas carols

Rembrandt
Gospel of Luke
Bethlehem
angel
Mary
Joseph
Jesus
manger
adoration of the shepherds

Abraham Bloemaert
King James Version
Christmas carols
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Greek text
New Testament
genitive
Codex Sinaiticus

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