The First Christmas
Books | Religion / Biblical Meditations / New Testament
Marcus J. Borg
John Dominic Crossan
“Who could argue with the message the authors draw from the Bible’s Christmas stories? Light in the darkest time of the year, hope in a period of creeping despair—these are powerful and universal themes that can give everyone a stake in Christmas.”—USA Today In The First Christmas Marcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan—top Jesus scholars and authors of The Last Week—help us see the real Christmas story buried in the familiar Bible accounts. Basing their interpretations on the two nativity narratives in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, Borg and Crossan focus on the literal story—the inner truth rather than the historical facts—to offer a clear and uplifting message of hope and peace. With The First Christmas readers get a fresh, deep, and new understanding of the nativity story, enabling us to better appreciate the powerful message of the Gospels.
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Author
Marcus J. Borg
Pages
272
Publisher
Harper Collins
Published Date
2009-10-13
ISBN
006174364X 9780061743641
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"At first when I read the description I thought, what an interesting perspective. Unfortunately the writing in this book fell flat for me. As an Orthodox Christian I was looking forward to reading this book but instead I just couldn’t finish it. I rarely give less than 4 stars and feel awful for giving this 2. The perspective holds so much promise but not with this writing style."
Tanya Grayson Andoniadis
"At first when I read the description I thought, what an interesting perspective. Unfortunately the writing in this book fell flat for me. As an Orthodox Christian I was looking forward to reading this book but instead I just couldn’t finish it. I rarely give less than 4 stars and feel awful for giving this 2. The perspective holds so much promise but not with this writing style."
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