Suen Tze Fai. / Thesis (M.Div.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 38-42). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 2. --- Historical Background --- p.3 / Chapter 2.1 --- Bethlehem and Nazareth in the New Testament Context --- p.3 / Chapter 2.2 --- Jewish Messianism in the New Testament Context --- p.6 / Chapter 3. --- Witnesses from Biblical and Extracanonical Literature --- p.8 / Chapter 3.1 --- Witnesses from Jesus' Contemporaries --- p.8 / Chapter 3.2 --- Witness from Paul --- p.12 / Chapter 3.3 --- Witnesses from the Evangelists --- p.17 / Chapter 3.4 --- Witnesses from Extracanonical Literature and Church Traditions --- p.27 / Chapter 4. --- Discussion on the Birth Traditions --- p.29 / Chapter 4.1 --- Primitive Birth Tradition? --- p.30 / Chapter 4.2 --- Development of Jesus' Birth Tradition --- p.31 / Chapter 4.3 --- Reasons for Jesus' Birth in Bethlehem --- p.33 / Chapter 5. --- Conclusions --- p.36 / Bibliography --- p.38