| A Coming Christ in Advent Contributor(s): Brown, Raymond E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0814615872 ISBN-13: 9780814615874 Publisher: Liturgical Press OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 1988 Annotation: Narratives Preparing for the Birth of Jesus -- Matthew 1 and Luke 1 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - New Testament - General - Religion | Holidays - Christian - Religion | Christian Rituals & Practice - General |
| Dewey: 226.206 |
| LCCN: 88010168 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 5.38" W x 8.46" (0.24 lbs) 72 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Catholic - Event - Advent - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Father Brown reflects here not only on those annunciations of Jesus' forthcoming birth in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, but also on the beautiful canticles, the Magnificat and the Benedictus, and on the origins of Jesus as given in the first words of the New Testament. |
Contributor Bio(s): Brown, Raymond E.: - Raymond E. Brown, S.S., (1928-1998) was the Auburn Distinguished Professor of Biblical Studies at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. He was author of some forty books on the Bible and past president of three of the most important biblical societies in the world. By appointment of two popes (Paul VI in 1972, John Paul II in 1996) Brown was a member of the Roman Pontifical Biblical Commission. Time magazine called him "probably the premier Catholic Scripture scholar of the U.S." |