num_pages: 192
description: What could be more familiar than the Christmas story--and yet what could be more extraordinary?The cast of characters is strange and exotic: shepherds and magicians an emperor and a despot angels and a baby who is Almighty God. The strangeness calls for an explanation and this book provides it by examining the characters and the story in light of the biblical and historical context.Bestselling author Scott Hahn who has written extensively on Scripture and the early Church brings evidence to light dispelling some of the mystery of the story. Yet Christmas is made familiar all over again by showing it to be a family story. Christmas as it appears in the New Testament is the story of a father a mother and a child--their relationships their interactions their principles their individual lives and their common life. To see the life of this earthly trinity is to gaze into heaven.
language: English
title: Joy to the World: How Christ's Coming Changed Everything
publisher: Image