I have often thought that the Luke and Matthew nativity stories could not both be true unless they took place in parallel universes. Joseph and Mary were and were not residents of Bethlehem; they did and did not take their child to the temple to be consecrated; they did and did not flee into Egypt. The angel announced the conception to Mary first and also announced it to Joseph first (well that could have happened simultaneously except for certain other details.)
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I have often thought that the Luke and Matthew nativity stories could not both be true unless they took place in parallel universes. Joseph and Mary were and were not residents of Bethlehem; they did and did not take their child to the temple to be consecrated; they did and did not flee into Egypt. The angel announced the conception to Mary first and also announced it to Joseph first (well that could have happened simultaneously except for certain other details.)
I had not caught the date discrepancies.
A blessed Saturnalia.