Birth of Jesus: Biblical And Theological Reflections

Birth of Jesus: Biblical And Theological Reflections

by George J. Brooke (Editor)

Synopsis

What is the significance of the birth of Jesus for people today? This text examines the continuing significance of the birth for the third millennium, considering issues such as Jesus' circumcision and His DNA to the power of nativity stories and their symbolic efficacy.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 156
Publisher: T & T Clark International
Published: Oct 2000

ISBN 10: 0567087565
ISBN 13: 9780567087560

Media Reviews
The articles in this slim volume are the papers read at a Conference organised by the Department of Religions and Theology at the University of Manchester to mark the year 2000. The purpose of the day's symposium was to address the topic of the birth of Jesus from different disciplines Proceedings of the Irish Biblical Association, 23 (2000)
It has all the excitement of a smart wine-tasting party - or one of those buffets where everything on the tables is lovely and quite delightfully exotic, but oh so small. Methodist Recorder
Anyone who thinks that there is little new to be said about Jesus's birth should prepare to be roundly refuted by The Birth of Jesus These essays encompass a variety of approaches and perspectives - textual, philosophical, theological, and biological. Most a re highly accessible, drawing their examples from everything from high culture to popular religion this is an interesting and illuminating collection. The Expository Times, September 2001
Author Bio
George J. Brooke is Rylands Professor of Biblical Criticism and Exegesis, University of Manchester (UK).