Have you noticed that Matthew's Nativity Narrative gives us a picture of Joseph who is the main caracter, while Mary is hardly mentioned... she just slips intothe background while Joseph is the one making decisions, whose family & lineage are important... no doubt reflecting the cultural background of the patriarchal society into which Jesus was born...we have so many Madonna & child paintings, that I was surprised to discover these ones of Joseph...
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