摘要
圣诞故事对大多数人来说都很熟悉。每年十二月重复诉说的一则消息往往是借由耶稣诞生的场景传递，通过整个城镇的闪亮灯饰得到人们的回响。然而，对于公元一世纪的观众和《圣经》路加福旨的第一批读者来说，圣诞节的故事不仅仅是希望的信息。路加的记述实际上描绘了一个事实，一个基于承诺的事实。
The Christmas story is most. A message of December is often a familiar one for hope retold each enacted through Nativity scenes and recognized by asurge of fluorescent lights around town. However, for the first-century audience and the very first readers of Luke＇s Gospel in the Bible, the Christmas story was more than a message of hope. Luke＇s account actually describes a reality--a reality predicated on a promise.
