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Christmas : The Original Story by Margaret Barker (2008, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherSpck Publishing

ISBN-100281060509

ISBN-139780281060504

eBay Product ID (ePID)72435107

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Book TitleChristmas : the Original Story

Number of Pages192 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicChristian Theology / Christology, Christianity / General, Holidays / Christmas & Advent, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New Testament

Publication Year2008

FeaturesNew Edition

GenreReligion

AuthorMargaret Barker

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight9.2 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.4 in

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Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal232.92

Table Of ContentPreface ix Introduction xi 1 The setting 1 The world of the temple 2 Telling the stories 16 The politics 23 2 Other voices 31 Adam 36 The Lady 39 The hidden descent 44 3 Luke 50 The first annunciation: the birth of John 53 The second annunciation: the birth of Jesus 59 The meeting of Elizabeth and Mary 65 The birth of John 70 The birth of Jesus 74 The annunciation to the shepherds 78 The Lordin his temple 82 4 Matthew 93 The genealogy 97 The Virgin birth 100 The star 108 The magi 115 The flight into Egypt 123 5 The Infancy Gospel of Jamesand translation of the text 128 The story 133 Mary 136 The veil 142 The resting-place 144 The cave 145 The Infancy Gospel of James 151 6 The Qur'an and translation ofselected passages 162 Primary sources 175 Index of primary sources 177 Index of persons, places and subjects 187

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SynopsisIn Christmas the Original Story Margaret Barker explores the nature of the Christmas stories and the nature and use of Old Testament prophecy. Beginning with John's account, it then goes on to include Luke and Matthew, the apocryphal gospels, and the traditions of the Coptic Church, to throw light upon wise men and their gifts, the character of Herod, Matthew's use of prophecy, the holy family in Egypt. This book also discusses the stories we get from the Infancy Gospel of Jesus and the development of the Orthodox Christmas icon, as well as the Christmas story and the Mary material in the Koran., Margaret Barker's temple researches reveal previously undetected patterns and fresh significance in the New Testament references to the birth of Jesus Christ, Voices of Native American Indian Educators: Integrating History, Culture, and Language to Improve Learning Outcomes for Native American Indian Students, edited by Sheila T. Gregory, is a comprehensive resource that provides a vivid portrait of best practices for Native American students, as experienced by Native American educators. This book is based primarily on research studies, both quantitative and qualitative, that offer new, practical strategies for teachers to improve the academic performance of Native American students. All of the contributors in this book are Native American Indian educators who have experienced success in their teaching practices by using a variety of multidisciplinary approaches in their practice of teaching. In this collection, "culture" is considered to be constantly evolving and is described as something that can both be learned and unlearned. Furthermore, people who share the same culture do not always behave in the same ways. The complexity of culture, then, is a tremendous challenge for many researchers who strive to quantitatively define the characteristics of a population, rather than contextualize through culturally relevant pedagogy. Voices of Native American Indian Educators seeks to fill this enormous gap in the literature by providing both a variety of scholarly research on best practices and a generous list of references and other resources available to teachers on Native American Indian students., In Christmas the Original Story Margaret Barker explores the nature of the Christmas stories and the nature and use of Old Testament prophecy. Beginning with John's account, it then goes on to include Luke and Matthew, the apocryphal gospels, and the traditions of the Coptic Church, to throw light upon wise men and their gifts, the character of Herod, Matthew's use of prophecy, the holy family in Egypt. This book also discusses the stories we get from the Infancy Gospel of Jesus and the development of the Orthodox Christmas icon, as well as the Christmas story and the Mary material in the Koran. This is an accessible book based on scholarly work.