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Bible History Commentary: New Testament is unavailable, but you can change that!

Excellent tool for teachers—elementary, Sunday school, vacation Bible school, Bible class—and students. Franzmann clarifies historical accounts, explains difficult passages, offers essential background information, warns about misapplications of the biblical narrative, and reminds readers of the gospel. Contains maps, illustrated charts and tables, a Hebrew calendar, indexes of proper names and...

2. THE BIRTH OF THE SAVIOR ANNOUNCED Luke 1:26–56; Matthew 1:18–25 Gabriel’s Message to Mary Luke 1:26–33 “In the sixth month” (that is, the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy)—so begins the account before us. In this way Luke connects the announcement made to Zechariah with that about to be made to Mary. It is perfectly fitting to do so, for the two go together. Both are parts of that gospel which tells how God’s Savior came into the world. There are close similarities between the two stories.
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