Saturday, November 29, 2014

Reviews Of Christmas Books

I've written reviews of several books on Christmas issues. I'll begin with links to my Triablogue reviews, then link my reviews at Amazon, then the ones at Goodreads. Generally, the Triablogue reviews are the lengthiest, and the Goodreads ones are the shortest, with the Amazon reviews falling somewhere between those two.


Triablogue Reviews


Raymond Brown, The Birth Of The Messiah (New York, New York: Doubleday, 1999)

Joseph Kelly, The Origins Of Christmas (Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2004); The Birth Of Jesus According To The Gospels (Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2008)

Geza Vermes, The Nativity (New York: Doubleday, 2006)

Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan, The First Christmas (New York, New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2007)
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5

Jonathan Pearce, The Nativity: A Critical Examination (England: Onus Books, 2012)

Pope Benedict XVI, Jesus Of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives (New York: Random House, 2012)

Andrew Lincoln, Born Of A Virgin? (London, England: SPCK, 2013)

Aaron Adair, The Star Of Bethlehem: A Skeptical View (England: Onus Books, 2013)

Peter Barthel and George van Kooten, edd., The Star Of Bethlehem And The Magi (Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, 2015)
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3


Amazon Reviews


Hans von Campenhausen, The Virgin Birth In The Theology Of The Ancient Church (Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock, 2011)

Raymond Brown, The Birth Of The Messiah (New York, New York: Doubleday, 1999)

Geza Vermes, The Nativity (New York: Doubleday, 2006)

Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan, The First Christmas (New York, New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2007)

Jonathan Pearce, The Nativity: A Critical Examination (England: Onus Books, 2012)

Andrew Lincoln, Born Of A Virgin? (London, England: SPCK, 2013)

Aaron Adair, The Star Of Bethlehem: A Skeptical View (England: Onus Books, 2013)

Colin Nicholl, The Great Christ Comet (Wheaton, Illinois: Crossway, 2015)

Peter Barthel and George van Kooten, edd., The Star Of Bethlehem And The Magi (Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, 2015)


Goodreads Reviews


Raymond Brown, The Birth Of The Messiah (New York, New York: Doubleday, 1999)

Geza Vermes, The Nativity (New York: Doubleday, 2006)

Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan, The First Christmas (New York, New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2007)

Andrew Lincoln, Born Of A Virgin? (London, England: SPCK, 2013)

Peter Barthel and George van Kooten, edd., The Star Of Bethlehem And The Magi (Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, 2015)

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