In the organizer's words:

Jesus' parents played a minor role for the early Christian communities. It was only when the Gospels were written at the end of the 1st century AD that Jesus became a "divine child": religious myths and legends, which were fed by the ideologies of the rulers of Egypt and the Near East, made him the "Messiah" even as an infant. His parents are also brought into the limelight: Joseph as the descendant of King David and Mary as the chosen one of a divine conception and virgin birth play an important role. Motifs such as that of the "rescued savior" link the infant Jesus with other special birth stories, such as that of Moses, who rises from a stillborn infant to become the leader of the Hebrew people in the name of God. Dr. des. Berenike Jochim-Buhl, consultant at the Katholisches Bibelwerk Stuttgart, and art mediator Judith Welsch-Körntgen explore the interface between art and religion.

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