The first Advent in Palestine reversals, resistance, and the ongoing complexity of hope /

Bringing us the untold--often hidden--story of Advent, Kelley Nikondeha takes us back to the original landscapes. Then, as now, Palestine was the geographic, socioeconomic, and political backdrop of the Gospel narratives that wrestle with dark themes of violence, exploitive economics, and abuse to a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Nikondeha, Kelley, 1969- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Broadleaf Books, 2022.
Subjects:
Jesus Christ > Nativity.
Jésus-Christ > Nativité.
Jesus Christ
To 70
Advent.
Palestinian Arabs > West Bank.
Palestinian Arabs > Gaza Strip.
Avent.
Palestiniens > Cisjordanie.
Palestiniens > Gaza, Bande de.
Advent
Nativity of Jesus Christ
Palestinian Arabs
Palestine > History > To 70 A.D.
Palestine > Histoire > Jusqu'à 70.
Gaza Strip
Middle East > Palestine
West Bank
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Beginnings
  • Silence and suffering: the Maccabees: Israel, 1 and 2 Maccabees, Lamentations
  • God's peace campaign: Zechariah, Jerusalem, Luke 1:5-25
  • Formed by Galilee: Mary: Nazareth, Luke 1:26-38
  • Mothers of Advent: Mary and Elizabeth: Ein Kerem, Luke 1:39-56
  • A hospitable birth in a hard economy: Caesar's census, Jesus's birth: Bethlehem, Luke 2:1-7
  • Visible and invisible: shepherds and angels: Bethlehem, Luke 2:8-21
  • Generations: Joseph: Bethlehem, Matthew 1:18-25
  • Unexpected hope: Herod, Magi, and a star: Bethlehem, Matthew 2:1-12
  • Even after God arrived: the Holy family, Mother Rachel, and the slaughter of the innocents: Bethlehem and Egypt, Matthew 2:13-18
  • Homeland, but not a home: Holy family, return from Egypt: Nazareth, Matthew 2:19-23.

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