Abstract:Luke's narrative of the presentation of Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:22-24)
conflates into one occasion the mother's sacrifice after childbirth and
the redemption of the firstborn. This paper traces the literature and
traditions of these rituals and finds no indication in Jewish sources
that these biblical mandates were ever performed together.
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