The birth of Jesus is rooted in real history, as seen in the second chapter of the Gospel according to St. Luke, which places the event in the context of real secular history. The Jewish understanding of history is linear, with a clear beginning and end, in contrast to the Greek cyclical view of history. The concept of kairos, or a specific moment in time of extraordinary significance, is crucial in understanding the birth of Jesus as a decisive moment that defines all of history.
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