News of Great Joy: The Church Times Christmas Collection

News of Great Joy: The Church Times Christmas Collection
ISBN-10
1786224089
ISBN-13
9781786224088
Category
Religion
Pages
320
Language
English
Published
2021-09-30
Publisher
Canterbury Press
Author
Hugh Hillyard-Parker

Description

Each year, the Christmas double issue of the Church Times offers a feast of seasonal reading. News of Great Joy draws together the best Christmas writing by outstanding authors and poets over twenty years to create an ideal Christmas gift and a wealth of material for all who preach or lead worship at Christmas. Its many highlights include: • the eminent biblical scholar John Barton on how to understand the Old Testament prophecies of the nativity; • Barbara Brown Taylor on the prologue of John’s Gospel which is always read on Christmas Day; • Margaret Barker on the legends that have become part of the Christmas story; • an unpublished short story by Evelyn Underhill; • a piece on the origins of the Nine Lessons and Carols; • poetry and reflections on the season’s lectionary readings, and more besides.

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