Understanding Christmas - Part One
from Strange New World Hosted by Elizabeth Myer
Former Harvard Divinity School professor Matthew Myer Boulton introduces the "Strange New World" podcast, and explores how the Gospel of Mark helps us understand the essence of the Advent and Christmas season. Includes an argument about how and why the Bible is both the most influential and the most misunderstood book in history. A close reading of Mark 13 helps show how the Advent season, and the Christmas season generally, begin in the shadows of disaster and "apocalypse" (from an ancient Greek word for "unveiling" or "revealing"). Christmas begins, it turns out, not with tinsel and lights and presents and feasting, but in the shadows of struggle and hope - even when all hope seems lost. If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to contact us at [email protected]. “Strange New World” is a production of SALT Project.
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