Joseph’s ability to listen carefully to God has been important in Matthew’s nativity story. However, Joseph is not the only person who listens to God. Some very unexpected people also listen- the Magi. The story of the Three Kings is a familiar one. Even if you are not particularly religious, you probably have heard about […]
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Faithful or Fearful?
The nativity stories are a particular way of telling about Jesus. They function as a kind of overture for the rest of the gospel. Overtures, are the “opening part (French ouverture) of a work that serves as summary, synthesis, metaphor, symbol of the whole.” This is not to say the nativity stories are ahistorical, but […]
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