tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526647186476071007.post5997464761710145996..comments2015-09-30T17:46:41.768-07:00Comments on More from Mary: The Awe of Christmasmaryleighedmondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12460444826151804582noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526647186476071007.post-39147630722425981722011-12-13T21:24:36.712-08:002011-12-13T21:24:36.712-08:00Wilshire is part of the Advent Conspiracy this yea...Wilshire is part of the Advent Conspiracy this year. And our Sunday School class has been studying the Christmas stories and particularly the genealogies of Jesus in the two books as Overtures to the Gospels. That is a theme you can find in The First Christmas, by Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan, two of your Dad's favorite authors. It is interesting to look at the details in the stories and how the two Gospels approach the story from different perspectives and with the intent that the audience for each is a different group. One side bar - I doubt Mary was riding a camel. That probably was for richer folks. The classic Christmas pictures for children's SS and in Bibles usually show her coming into Bethlehem on a small donkey (sort of like a burro).Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11806626788047975756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526647186476071007.post-71620445570175966142011-12-12T06:25:57.212-08:002011-12-12T06:25:57.212-08:00Mary, this is such a great post! We talked about t...Mary, this is such a great post! We talked about the advent story in sunday school yesterday and referred to several of the things you mentioned. It's so awesome to think about the details and realize just how special and intricate a plan God had for the birth of Christ. Thank you for sharing!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17882968282188935802noreply@blogger.com