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9780061430718

The First Christmas: What the Gospels Really Teach about Jesus's Birth

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    9780061430718

  • ISBN10:

    0061430714

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2009-11-30
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

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Summary

The follow-up to "The Last Week," this is Borg and Crossans account of the two nativity narratives in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. Focusing on the meaning of the Christmas story, the authors hope that readers will see the nativity story anew and appreciate the Gospels powerful message.

Author Biography

Marcus J. Borg is Hundere Distinguished Professor of Religion and Culture at Oregon State University and author of the bestselling Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time, The Heart of Christianity, Reading the Bible Again for the First Time, The God We Never Knew, and Jesus. John Dominic Crossan is the author of several bestselling books including God and Empire, The Historical Jesus, Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography, The Birth of Christianity, Who Killed Jesus?, and The Last Week, co-authored with Marcus Borg. He lives in Minneola, Florida.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. vii
Parable, Overture, and Context
The Stories of the First Christmasp. 3
Parables as Overturesp. 25
The Context of the Christmas Storiesp. 55
Genealogy, Conception, and Birth
Genealogy as Destinyp. 81
An Angel Comes to Maryp. 99
In David's City of Bethlehemp. 129
Light, Fulfillment, and Joy
Light Against the Darknessp. 171
Jesus as the Fulfillment of Prophecyp. 199
Joy to the Worldp. 227
The Genealogies of Jesus in Matthew and Lukep. 245
Luke's Parallelism Between Jesus and John the Baptizerp. 251
Jesus's Coming-of-Age in Lukep. 255
Acknowledgmentsp. 257
Notesp. 259
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