The Very First Christmas - Hardcover

Paul L. Maier

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0570050642 ISBN 13: 9780570050643

Publisher: Concordia Publishing, 1998

Synopsis

Christopher wants the truth, not fairy tales. So his mother tells the amazing and miraculous story of Jesus' birth. Along the way, Christopher learns the answers to important questions about Christmas. And all of the answers are right in the Bible! An illustrated children's book, The Very First Christmas places the focus of Christmas on God's story - His plan for the salvation of mankind through Jesus Christ. It will become a treasured Christmas classic to be enjoyed year after year.

About this title

Review:

Author and historian Paul Maier aims to "return the Christmas focus where it belongs"--on the story and spirit surrounding Jesus' birth. Thus, The Very First Christmas doesn't follow the prescribed children's Christmas-book themes--with fairy-tale winter settings in quaint, old European towns. Maier instead sets the story in the American West, where a curious 8-year-old boy named Christopher wants a "real" bedtime story. His mother then tells him the miraculous story of the Nativity. (Ages 4 to 8)

About the Author:

Paul L. Maier is the award-winning professor of ancient history at Western Michigan University. He is the author of numerous award-winning books ranging from children's books to historical texts. A recognized expert in church history, Dr. Maier speaks to a variety of groups and media outlets around the world.

About this edition

• Publisher: Concordia Publishing
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0570050642
• ISBN 13: 9780570050643
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Francisco Ordaz