Author : Theodore Parker
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (418 download)
Book Synopsis Two christmas celebrations by : Theodore Parker
Download or read book Two christmas celebrations written by Theodore Parker and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-06-27 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " A great many years ago, Augustus Caesar, then Emperor of Rome, ordered his mighty realm to be taxed; and so, in Judea, it is said, men went to the towns where their families belonged, to be registered for assessment. From Nazareth, a little town in the north of Judea, to Bethlehem, another little but more famous town in the south, there went one Joseph, the carpenter, and his wife Mary, obscure and poor people, both of them, as the story goes. At Bethlehem they lodged in a stable; for there were many persons in the town, and the tavern was full. Then and there a little boy was born, the son of this Joseph and Mary; they named him JEHOSHUA, a common Hebrew name, which we commonly call Joshua; but, in his case, we pronounce it JESUS. They laid him in the crib of the cattle, which was his first cradle. That was the first Christmas, kept thus in a barn, 1856 years ago. Nobody knows the day or the month; nay, the year itself is not certain..."