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The Christmas Stories
Revd Canon Trevor Dennis
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Description for The Christmas Stories
Paperback. The Bible offers two Christmas stories not just in detail, but in tone. 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: Matthew's, which is a dark tale, or at least as tale of light shining in darkness, Luke's, which is full of light and joy. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 214.
The 'Christmas Story' as we know it, is derived from a mixture of carols and carol services, nativity plays, children's 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: Matthew's, which is a dark tale, or at least as tale of ... Read more
The 'Christmas Story' as we know it, is derived from a mixture of carols and carol services, nativity plays, children's 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: Matthew's, which is a dark tale, or at least as tale of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780281058488
SKU
V9780281058488
Shipping Time
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99-50
About Revd Canon Trevor Dennis
Trevor Dennis, one-time school chaplain, Old Testament Studies tutor at Salisbury and Wells Theological College, and finally Canon Chancellor and Vice Dean at Chester Cathedral, retired in 2010, but continues to teach and to write. He has a passion for sharing contemporary biblical scholarship with a wider audience (including children: he published a children's Bible in 2003), and his ... Read more
Reviews for The Christmas Stories
"'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"