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The Origins of Christmas : Revised Edition /
When was Christmas first celebrated? How did December 25 become the date for the feast? How did the Bible's "magi from the East" become three kings named Melchior, Caspar, and Balthasar who rode camels from three different continents to worship the newborn Christ? How did the Feast of...
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Collegeville, Minnesota :
Liturgical Press,
2014.
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| Édition: | Revised edition. |
| Collection: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- The birth of Jesus
- Creating the Christmas story
- Creating Christmas day and the Christmas season
- Jesus, Mary, the magi, and an obscure Asian bishop
- The popular acceptance of Christmas.