Walking Backwards to Christmas
$32.66
- Paperback
130 pages
- Release Date
28 August 2015
Summary
Congregations are often confused or uninspired by the emphasis on Old Testament themes during Advent and too â oeoverâ � Christmas by December 26 to pay much attention to the gospel stories that follow Jesus’ birth. Walking Backwards to Christmas starts at the end of the story, with Jesus’ presentation to Anna and Simeon at the temple, and moves backwards through Herod’s slaughter of the innocents, the wise men’s visit, Jesus’ birth in a stable, Mary’s pregnancy, and finally to the much-ea…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780664261863 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0664261868 |
| Author: | Stephen Cottrell |
| Publisher: | Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 130 |
| Release Date: | 28 August 2015 |
| Weight: | 132g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 7mm |
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Critics Review
“Cottrell truly ‘gets inside’ the characters, including their sorrow and anger and uncertainty as well as their hope and faith. You’ll want to read this book again each Christmas (and other times of the year) as an insightful and moving portrayal of the familiar story.”
–Paul Stroble, author of Walking with Jesus through the Old Testament
About The Author
Stephen Cottrell
Stephen Cottrell is the Bishop of Chelmsford and was formerly Bishop of Reading.
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