Luke is yellow
Matthew is blue
- Gabriel comes to Zechariah.
- John is concieved.
- 6 months later, Gabriel comes to Mary. I assume Jesus was concieved at this point (that certainly seems to be Mary's assumption when she asks how this is possible).
- 'In those days' Mary goes to see Elizabeth (probably fairly immediately as she 'hurried').
- Mary stays with Elizabeth 3 months then returns home. Seems odd for Mary to return home just before John is born. Maybe Luke is just wrapping up that story before concentrating on John, and John was born towards the end of the three months. Or maybe not - there could have been some unavoidable reason to go home before John was born - real life doesn't always work out tidily.
- John is born.
- Joseph finds out Mary is pregnant. No idea how. No idea who else knew.
- Angel appears to Joseph and he 'takes Mary as his wife'. I assume this means a proper wedding.
- Joseph & Mary go to Bethlehem to register. At this point Luke describes them as only 'pledged to be married' - this is odd, but the best suggestion I have heard was that he considered an unconsummated marriage to be not yet really married.
- 'While they were there' Jesus was born (not necessarily the night they arrived).
- That night, the angels appear to the shepherds and they visit Jesus.
- When Jesus is 8 days old he is circumcised and named.
- 'When the days of purification were finished' (33 days after circumcision for a boy) they take him to the temple to offer 2 doves. Simeon & Anna.
- 'After Jesus was born' wise men come.
- They see 'the child' Jesus. At least 41 days old. Because it must have been after M&J went to the temple. I assume about 1-2 years, because Herod killed boys under 2 based on the time the star appeared.
- After they had gone the angel appears to Joseph.
- Escape to Egypt.
- Herod kills all boys 2 and under
- 'After Herod died' they return to Nazareth. (4BC or 1BC, depending who you listen to!)
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