Holy Gifts - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Holy Gifts write by Mark Alan Shields. This book was released on 2015. Holy Gifts available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The True Meaning of Myrrh
The True Meaning of Myrrh - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The True Meaning of Myrrh write by John Manderino. This book was released on 2016. The True Meaning of Myrrh available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. It isn¿t fair. Len¿s been asking for hockey gloves since before Thanksgiving but when he opens the only promising-looking box left under the tree, there they are: house slippers. Meanwhile his older brother Sam receives not only the sophisticated smoking jacket he asked for but a tape recorder to capture all the magic in his special holiday broadcast, ¿Christmas with the Rossini Family, 1966,¿ brought to you by Butternut Bread. Will Len manage to rise above the bitter disappointment of house slippers? Will his parents reach across the aisle for the sake of the day? Will Sam learn a Christmas lesson that doesn¿t fit smoothly into his ¿holiday broadcast¿? In John Manderino¿s The True Meaning of Myrrh, these and other questions get answered, including what myrrh is or isn¿t.
Mystery of the Magi
Mystery of the Magi - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Mystery of the Magi write by Dwight Longenecker. This book was released on 2017-11-06. Mystery of the Magi available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "The perfect Christmas gift for anyone interested in the historical background behind the birth of Jesus of Nazareth." — Robert J. Hutchinson, author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Bible, The Dawn of Christianity, and Searching for Jesus. "Utterly refreshing and encouraging." — Eric Metaxas, New York Times bestselling author of Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy and Martin Luther "The best book I know about the Magi." — Sir Colin John Humphreys, Ph.D., author of The Mystery of the Last Supper Modern biblical scholars tend to dismiss the Christmas story of the “wise men from the East” as pious legend. Matthew’s gospel offers few details, but imaginative Christians filled out the story early on, giving us the three kings guided by a magical star who join the adoring shepherds in every Christmas crèche. For many scholars, then, there is no reason to take the gospel story seriously. But are they right? Are the wise men no more than a poetic fancy? In an astonishing feat of detective work, Dwight Longenecker makes a powerful case that the visit of the Magi to Bethlehem really happened. Piecing together the evidence from biblical studies, history, archeology, and astronomy, he goes further, uncovering where they came from, why they came, and what might have happened to them after eluding the murderous King Herod. In the process, he provides a new and fascinating view of the time and place in which Jesus Christ chose to enter the world. The evidence is clear and compelling. The mysterious Magi from the East were in all likelihood astrologers and counselors from the court of the Nabatean king at Petra, where the Hebrew messianic prophecies were well known. The “star” that inspired their journey was a particular planetary alignment—confirmed by computer models—that in the astrological lore of the time portended the birth of a Jewish king. The visitors whose arrival troubled Herod “and all Jerusalem with him” may not have been the turbaned oriental kings of the Christmas carol, but they were real, and by demonstrating that the wise men were no fairy tale, Mystery of the Magi demands a new level of respect for the historical claims of the gospel.
The Gospel According to Matthew
The Gospel According to Matthew - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Gospel According to Matthew write by . This book was released on 1999. The Gospel According to Matthew available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The publication of the King James version of the Bible, translated between 1603 and 1611, coincided with an extraordinary flowering of English literature and is universally acknowledged as the greatest influence on English-language literature in history. Now, world-class literary writers introduce the book of the King James Bible in a series of beautifully designed, small-format volumes. The introducers' passionate, provocative, and personal engagements with the spirituality and the language of the text make the Bible come alive as a stunning work of literature and remind us of its overwhelming contemporary relevance.
Born of a Woman
Born of a Woman - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Born of a Woman write by John Shelby Spong. This book was released on 2009-03-17. Born of a Woman available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. John Shelby Spong, bestselling author and Episcopal bishop of Newark, NJ, challenges the doctrine of the virgin birth, tracing its development in the early Christian church and revealing its legacy in our contemporary attitudes toward women and female sexuality.
