... Jesus was the promised one. Many details in the story of Jesus" birth do indeed shadow or fulfill certain events foretold in the early Jewish texts. For example, the first citation used in the narrative is the prophecy of Isaiah that "a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emman"u-el" (Matthew 1:23). This prophecy is carried ... Jesus was the promised one. Many details in the story of Jesus" birth do indeed shadow or fulfill certain events foretold in the early Jewish texts. For example, the first citation used in the narrative is the prophecy of Isaiah tha...

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... Jesus" birth and events surrounding it as fulfillment of Jewish Scripture. In this section, Matthew makes a statement and then cites a passage of Scripture showing that Jesus fulfills prophecy in that citation. Matthew 1:23: "Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel," quotes from Isaiah 7:14: "Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look, the ... young woman is with child and shall bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel." However, this citation from Isaiah is questionable in the context that Matthew uses it. Matthew changes "young woman"...

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... Tertullian, the revelation by God is very important, and is the only real source of truth. Tertullian is not ignorant of the scriptures when backing up his argument. He makes a citation of Paul's letter to the Colossians, wherein Paul cautions the Church there against philosophy lest they be taken in by it and act in ways contrary to the wisdom of ... ...

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... of Catholic teaching are drawn from the most recent official summary of Catholic belief, the Catechismus Ecclesiae Catholicae (Catechism of the Catholic Church). The numbers given in parentheses after each citation refer to paragraph numbers in the English version of that work: Catechism of the Catholic Church (Washington, D.C.: United States Catholic Conference, 1994). Since the media has called so much attention ... ...

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