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Epiphany #1 - Coggle Diagram
Epiphany #1
Usually conclude with a Typical nativity tabeau
Joseph, Mary, Jesus
cattle lowing
Shepherds (with sheep/lambs)
Angels
Donkeys
Wise men/kings
At least 30 Nativity plays
Usually broadly Christian
Fortunate
Some are 'creative'
Try to be inclusive
Maybe get a bit strung up - Mary has a whole chapter in the Qu'ran
Hindu texts like the Magnificat, Buddist references to Mary
Mary and Jesus seen alongside Noah, Abraham and Moses as apostles
An account of Jesus' birth in the Qu'ran
explore the difference between shepherds and the wise men
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Disreputable/Respected (access to the king)
Unmistakeable revelation/ intellectual puzzle
Uneducated/Highly educated.
Nothing to offer/expensive gifts
No idea how many/same (Psalm 72)
Outsiders/same
Shepherds nomadic wanderers - not part of society - Wise men from Iraq
Three daughters, six grandchildren
Even the most enthusiastically Christian parent might raise an eyebrow
No angels - shepherds went on their own
No Magi - would have been at least two years later