Mary,
Joseph and the Angel
Luke 1: (KJV)
28 “And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly
favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.”
Compare to Matthew:
Luke says the angel appeared to Mary while Matthew says the angel appeared to Joseph.
Luke and Matthew’s problem here is that
they didn’t have an infancy narrative in “Mark” to follow.
As “Luke” was likely written after
“Matthew” the more natural elements of the story become increasingly
supernatural. Matthew’s angel in a dream becomes a live angel in
Luke who even has a name.