The First Christmas: What the Gospels Really Teach about Jesus's Birth
by Borg, Marcus J.Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2009-11-30
Publisher(s): 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
| Preface | p. vii |
| Parable, Overture, and Context | |
| The Stories of the First Christmas | p. 3 |
| Parables as Overtures | p. 25 |
| The Context of the Christmas Stories | p. 55 |
| Genealogy, Conception, and Birth | |
| Genealogy as Destiny | p. 81 |
| An Angel Comes to Mary | p. 99 |
| In David's City of Bethlehem | p. 129 |
| Light, Fulfillment, and Joy | |
| Light Against the Darkness | p. 171 |
| Jesus as the Fulfillment of Prophecy | p. 199 |
| Joy to the World | p. 227 |
| The Genealogies of Jesus in Matthew and Luke | p. 245 |
| Luke's Parallelism Between Jesus and John the Baptizer | p. 251 |
| Jesus's Coming-of-Age in Luke | p. 255 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 257 |
| Notes | p. 259 |
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