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| Resource: | Books (186.5900) Walking backwards to Christmas |
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| Author: | Cottrell, Stephen. | |
| Publisher: | Westminister John Knox, 2015 | |
| Length: | 114 pages | |
| Heading: | 040 — Christmas | |
| Subjects: | Advent / Meditations; Christmas; Christmas / Meditations; Inspirational and devotional works | |
| Location: | BV45 .C677 2015 | |
| # Copies: | 1 | |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 9780664261863 | |
| Description: | Originally published: London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 2014. This unique Advent devotional starts at the end of th story, with Jesus' presentation to Anna and Simeon in the Temple and moves backwards through the story. Telling the Christimas story through the eyes of both famous figures like King Heroid and imagined characters like the inn keeper's wife, Cottrell invites us to experience Jesus' birth anew, with greater appreciation of the dark themes and ancient figures relevant to the Advent story. Contents: Anna -- Rachel -- Herod -- Casper -- David -- Martha -- Joseph --Elizabeth -- Mary -- Isaiah -- Moses -- Annunciation: a poem -- A prayer. |
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| Age Groups: | None specified. |
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