Dr. Carl Toney is Professor of Biblical Studies and Chair of the Graduate Ministry Program at Hope International University.
His latest book is available just in time for ruining Christmas!
Toney, Carl N. 2021. Ruining Christmas, Rediscovering Jesus. Eugene, Oregon: Cascade Books.
Do you have questions about the Christmas story? Did you know that the Christmas story almost wasn’t told? But Matthew and Luke saved Christmas. Have you wondered if Christmas is really a pagan holiday? Did marketers invent Santa Claus? And what does a Christmas tree have to do with anti-slavery? Learn which traditions come from the Bible and where other traditions derive.
Have you ever considered who Jesus was named after? Or why Jesus’s genealogy is traced to Joseph if he’s not Jesus’s biological father? This book answers questions like these surrounding Jesus’s legacy.
Maybe you’ve asked what was the Bethlehem star? Or have you heard that there wasn’t an inn or innkeeper? With these kinds of inquiries, Dr. Toney looks at the circumstances surrounding Jesus’s birth.
Do we know if the magi were kings, astrologers, or magicians? Or could you name the oldest person that met baby Jesus? By interacting with these people who met Jesus on that first Christmas, join the cast of characters around the manger.
Dr. Toney invites readers to explore the stories and traditions of Christmas. In the process, "we’ll ruin some past misconceptions but, I promise that we’ll rediscover Jesus."
(source: Amazon.com)
Available:
- Available for sale through January 31, 2022 at 40% off when ordering directly from the publisher's website (www.wipfandstock.com) using the code: XMAS21.
- Available for sale on Amazon.
- Available for check out from the Darling Library.
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