Assignment task:
Matthew 1:17-2:12 and Luke 2:1-20
Compare and contrast two specific parallel passages in Scripture, but from different Gospels, (see options below) according to details included and omitted, word choices, figurative language (if any), and organization/word order. How do the passages complement each other, representing parts of a (unified whole), and/or create cognitive and/or emotional/spiritual dissonance-and to what end(s)? What (e.g., different primary audiences for the respective Gospels, and/or who is writing them, and with what life/other experiences in mind being part of rather than separate from the Holy Spirit's inspiration) might help account for these differences?