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                                                                                                                       Introduction It appears that the primitive preaching focuses on the death and resurrection of Jesus rather than birth and early life of Jesus which may be obvious in Mark and Petrine preaching. However, the infancy narratives could be the result of growing interest of early Christians in the early part of the life of their saviour. This paper is going to discuss the nature, purpose and major motifs of Matthean infancy narratives.   Nature of the Matthean Infancy Narratives 1. Scholars like R.H. Fuller, Brown identified that infancy narratives include pre-Gospel traditions and the Christological reflections of the early church. [1] Matthew used this pre-Matthean tradition along with citation from OT by using his unique citation formula and the implicit motifs of OT stories particularly Exodus event. [2] 2. Matthean infancy narratives are written from the

PARABLE MATTHEW MARK LUKE 1. Lamp Under a Basket 2. A Wise Man Builds on Rock and a       Foolish Man Builds on Sand 3. Unshrunk (New) Cloth on an Old    Garment 4. New Wine in Old Wineskins 5. The Sower 6. The Tares (Weeds) 7. The Mustard Seed 8. The Leaven 9. The Hidden Treasure 10. The Pearl of Great Price 11. The Dragnet 12. The Lost Sheep 13. The Unforgiving Servant 14. The Workers in the Vineyard 15. The Two Sons 16. The Wicked Vinedressers 17. The Wedding Feast 18. The Fig Tree 19. The Wise and Foolish Virgins 20. The Talents 21. The Growing Seed 22. The Absent Households 23. The Creditor and Two Debtors 24. The Good Samaritan 25. A Friend in Need 26. The Rich Fool 27. The Faithful Servant and the       Evil servant 28. Faithful and Wise Steward 29. The Barren Fig Tree 30. The Great Supper 31. Building a Tower