The First Christmas

Author : Marcus J. Borg
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 006174364X
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The First Christmas written by Marcus J. Borg and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “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.

Author : Stephen Mitchell
Publisher : St. Martin's Essentials
ISBN 13 : 1250790700
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The First Christmas written by Stephen Mitchell and published by St. Martin's Essentials. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I love The First Christmas. What a charming way Stephen Mitchell has found to tell my favorite story of all, the Nativity, character by character (I love the donkey and the ox), with wise and thrilling interludes about God, reality, truth.” –Anne Lamott In The First Christmas, Stephen Mitchell brings the Nativity story to vivid life as never before. A narrative that is only sketched out in two Gospels becomes fully realized here with nuanced characters and a setting that reflects the culture of the time. Mitchell has suffused the birth of Jesus with a sense of beauty that will delight and astonish readers. In this version, we see the world through the eyes of a Whitmanesque ox and a visionary donkey, starry-eyed shepherds and Zen-like wise men, each of them providing a unique perspective on a scene that is, in Western culture, the central symbol for good tidings of great joy. Rather than superimposing later Christian concepts onto the Annunciation and Nativity scenes, he imagines Mary and Joseph experiencing the angelic message as a young Jewish woman and man living in the year 4 bce might have experienced it, with terror, dismay, and ultimate acceptance. In this context, their yes becomes an act of great moral courage. Readers of every background will be enchanted by this startlingly beautiful reimagining of the Christmas tale.

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Publisher : Sequoia Publishing & Media LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781642692488
Total Pages : 10 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The First Christmas written by and published by Sequoia Publishing & Media LLC. This book was released on 2020-08-15 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Mary and Joseph as they travel to Bethlehem to deliver God's greatest gift to the world. Illustrator Dave E. Philips' lush artwork showcases the wonder of God and the miracle of the first Christmas.

Author : Phillips Brooks
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1534478787
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The First Christmas written by Phillips Brooks and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the story of Jesus's birth, based on the lyrics of the carol "O Little Town of Bethlehem."

Author : Paul L. Maier
Publisher : Kregel Publications
ISBN 13 : 0825433304
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The First Christmas written by Paul L. Maier and published by Kregel Publications. This book was released on 2001 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully illustrated gift book that offers the real, historical drama of Christmas by award-winning author and historian Paul L. Maier.

Author : Christopher Berry
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1326461648
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The First Christmas written by Christopher Berry and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-11-09 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you know what Christmas truly is? You're about to find out. It's Christmas Eve and George and Georgina are curious about the true meaning of Christmas. What is it? Why do we celebrate it? And why do we give and receive presents? So Granny tells them her final story. A long time ago, Mary, Maz and Chris - three sisters from West Pudding - climbed the Sky Tree and encountered the Lady of the Skies, a magical creature harbouring a sad secret. Her secret led the sisters to discover a forgotten village of the other side of the woods. A village that was poor, starving and suffering. A village called East Pudding... ""The East Pudding Chronicles: The First Christmas"" is the fifth and final book in ""The East Pudding Chronicles"" series. Join George and Georgina one last time and discover the biggest Christmas secret yet.

Author : Nonny Hogrogian
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781948730297
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The First Christmas written by Nonny Hogrogian and published by . This book was released on 2019-11 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautiful retelling of THE FIRST CHRISTMAS from Two-time Caldecott Medalist Nonny Hogrogian... From Joseph and Mary's trip from Nazareth to Bethlehem to the birth of Jesus in a humble manger, Nonny Hogrogian illustrates THE FIRST CHRISTMAS with true love. In every stroke of paint, we vividly share in excitement of the wiseman, the joy of the shepherds, and the playfulness of the angels singing on high. This Christmas retelling is peppered with actual verses from the Gospels and will make for the perfect family reading on an early Christmas morning.

Author : Dennis Jones
Publisher : Zonderkidz
ISBN 13 : 0310740878
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The First Christmas Ever written by Dennis Jones and published by Zonderkidz. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through easy-to-understand text and vibrant and engaging artwork from The Read with Me Bible creator Dennis Jones, readers 4-8 can experience the timeless story of Jesus’ birth and God’s amazing love through simple words and expressive pictures they clearly understand. A clear retelling of the Christmas story, from the journey to Bethlehem to the shepherds’ joyful praise of the newborn Jesus, this paperback of The First Christmas Ever is sure to be popular with young readers each holiday season. This picture book is perfect for: family reading during Advent or on Christmas Day Stocking stuffers and Christmas gifts for grandchildren, nieces and nephews, or any boy or girl on your list Classroom gifts and Sunday school giveaways, thanks to its low price point and high value And if you enjoy The First Christmas Ever, check out The First Easter Ever by Dennis Jones as well!

Author : Henry Van Dyke
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The First Christmas Tree written by Henry Van Dyke and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-06-25 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " THE day before Christmas, in the year of our Lord 722. Broad snow-meadows glistening white along the banks of the river Moselle; pallid hill-sides blooming with mystic roses where the glow of the setting sun still lingered upon them; an arch of clearest, faintest azure bending overhead; in the center of the aerial landscape of the massive walls of the cloister of Pfalzel, gray to the east, purple to the west; silence over all,—a gentle, eager, conscious stillness, diffused through the air like perfume, as if earth and sky were hushing themselves to hear the voice of the river faintly murmuring down the valley. In the cloister, too, there was silence at the sunset hour. All day long there had been a strange and joyful stir among the nuns. A breeze of curiosity and excitement had swept along the corridors and through every quiet cell."

Author : Dan Fogelberg
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1365470814
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The First Christmas Morning written by Dan Fogelberg and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 1999 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: