"Who could argue with the message the authors draw from the Bible\'s Christmas stories? Light in the darkest time of the year, hope in a period of creeping despair--these are powerful and universal themes that can give everyone a stake in Christmas." -- USA Today In The First Christmas Marcus J.
Borg and John Dominic Crossan--top Jesus scholars and authors of The Last Week --h elp us see the real Christmas story buried in the familiar Bible account. "Who could argue with the message the authors draw from the Bible\'s Christmas stories? Light in the darkest time of the year, hope in a period of creeping despair--these are powerful and universal themes that can give everyone a stake in Christmas." -- USA Today In The First Christmas Marcus J