30. Rethinking Advent - The Nativity
from Rethinking Scripture Hosted by Dr. Gregory Hall, Philip Schaff
Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 30: Rethinking Advent - The Nativity December 21, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall When we think of the advent of the Christ, many of our perceptions are based scene at the nativity. We in the Western culture often picture a barn housing the family that night. In the east, they prefer a cave setting. But does the text, and recent archeology give us any clues as to a different possibility? Referenced Resources: Opening Question - "Isn't there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?" posed by Charlie Brown in A Charlie Brown Christmas.A tv movie from 1965. Marquand, A. (1911). Exegetical Theology. Review of The Church of the Nativity at Bethlehem by W. Harvey, W. R. Lethaby, O. M. Dalton, H. A. A. Conso and A. C. Headlans. Edited by R. Weir Schultz. The Princeton Theological Review, IX(1–4), 676. LeFebvre, Michael (December 7, 2021) Online article: Jesus Was Probably Born in a Relative's House, Not an Inn. https://hebraicthought.org/jesus-born-relatives-house-not-an-inn/ LeFebvre, Michael. Luke 2 and Jesus' Birthplace (Vimeo Video). Show Music: Intro Song - jazzy bells (jingle bells) by Dee Yan-Key - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dee_Yan-Key/my_christmas_music/02--Dee_Yan-Key-jazzy_bells Ending Song -Away In A Manger by Janene Michalak - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Janene_Michalak/Our_Friendly_Beasts/Janene_Michalak_-_Our_Friendly_Beasts_2015_-_14_Away_In_A_Manger Podcast Website: RethinkingScripture.com Sister site: RethinkingRest.com Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture Twitter: @RethinkingStuff Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA Powered and distributed by Simplecast.
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When we think of the advent of the Christ, many of our perceptions are based scene at the nativity. We in the Western culture often picture a barn housing the family that night. In the east, they prefer a cave setting. But does the text, and recent archeology give us any clues as to a different possibility?
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