Take the 2-minute tour ×  In his gospel, Luke records the
visitation of the angels to shepherds immediately after the
birth of Jesus Christ.    This event is very well popular,
indeed. Yet, why was it so significant that angels appeared to
shepherds? Why were they the only ones to receive such a
profound message? Why not farmers or carpenters or tax
collectors or... fishermen (like Zebedee)?  God made a specific
choice to proclaim this message to shepherds. So, why is that?
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following is highly speculative but (I think) not entirely
unreasonable.    • Shepherds might be considered lower class and
were likely grubbier than those in other occupations, especially
given that these were night-shepherds in the fields (when all
the "decent" folk would be sleeping at home).   • By announcing
the message to isolated shepherds, the privilege of evangelizing
was bestowed on the hearers. If the announcement had been made
in a town, lots of people would have noticed.