The Christmas Stories - Softcover
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The Christmas Story, as we know it, is derived from a mixture of carols and carol services, nativity plays, childrens Bibles and paintings. The Bible itself offers two stories, each quite different from the other, not just in detail, but in tone. Neither of them is reproduced in the familiar Christmas story, and indeed, that story sometimes runs counter to the biblical text. This book, which incorporates some of the authors own stories and poems on the Christmas theme, begins by examining the two biblical accounts in turn: Matthews, which is a dark tale, or at least as tale of light shining in darkness, Lukes, which is full of light and joy. The author explores the concept of the virgin birth, while acknowledging that the narratives retain a certain ambiguity, and looks at the strangely neglected question: given the world and the God that we know, what story must we tell now? His response is that the church itself desperately needs the vision of the God in a manger, and must allow this vision (together with that of God on a cross) to determine its theology and practice. """"Trevor Dennis' vivid imaginative writing truly lights up the 'Christmas Story' for our twenty-first century world."""" Jane Dowell in Magnet
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About the Author
The Revd Canon Trevor Dennis taught Old Testament Studies at Salisbury and Wells Theological College before joining the staff of Chester Cathedral, where he is Vice Dean. He is the author of many titles for SPCK, including Keeping God Company (2002, 1827 copies sold) and God Treads Softly Here (July 2004, 1312 copies sold), and of The Book of Books (Lion, 2003), a retelling of the story of God's people for children.
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"'Vivid, imaginative, sentimental at times, but worth the money for the title piece alone, this little book of meditations... sharpen[s] our longing and love for Christ.' Parish News"
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- PublisherSociety for Promoting Christian Knowledge
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0281058482
- ISBN 13 9780281058488
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages160
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