Joy to the World, Scott Hahn
Joy to the World, Scott Hahn
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Joy to the World
How Christ's Coming Changed Everything (and Still Does)

Author: Scott Hahn

Narrator: Arthur Morey

Unabridged: 4 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/21/2014


Synopsis

What could be more familiar than the Christmas story--and yet what could be more extraordinary?

The cast of characters is strange and exotic: shepherds and magicians, an emperor and a despot, angels, and a baby who is Almighty God. The strangeness calls for an explanation, and this book provides it by examining the characters and the story in light of the biblical and historical context.

Bestselling author Scott Hahn who has written extensively on Scripture and the early Church, brings evidence to light, dispelling some of the mystery of the story. Yet Christmas is made familiar all over again by showing it to be a family story. Christmas, as it appears in the New Testament, is the story of a father, a mother, and a child--their relationships, their interactions, their principles, their individual lives, and their common life. To see the life of this "earthly trinity" is to gaze into heaven.

About The Author

DR. SCOTT W. HAHN holds the Fr. Michael Scanlan Chair of Biblical Theology and the New Evangelization at Franciscan University of Steubenville, where he has taught since 1990, and is the Founder and President of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. In 2005, he was appointed as the Pope Benedict XVI Chair of Biblical Theology and Liturgical Proclamation at St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Dr. Hahn is also the bestselling author of numerous books including The Lamb's Supper and Reasons to Believe and Signs of Life. He lives in Steubenville, Ohio.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeff on December 18, 2015

For the last two years my habit has been to re-read Pope Benedict XVI’s Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives. Just perfect reading leading up to Christmas to review all the scriptures related to the story of Christmas. After reading a book review by William Newton I have found another book to a......more

Goodreads review by Manny on January 08, 2019

Scott Hahn’s Joy to the World is a surprisingly subtle book on a subject you would think we all know everything about, Christmas. Hahn takes us through all the elements of Christmas: the Christ child, Mary and the Annunciation, St. Joseph, King Herod, angels, shepherds, Bethlahem, the Magi, and so o......more

Goodreads review by Celia on August 20, 2022

Scott Hahn has written the perfect book to enhance the reader's perception of Christmas. He deals, in depth, with Bethlehem, angels, shepherds, Mary, Joseph and the Magi. There are 14 chapters in all. My favorite was Chapter 9: Do You Believe in Magi? The Magi were from Persia. The Jews, ironically,......more

Goodreads review by Michael on December 25, 2024

Every year I go back and re-read this book during Advent and every year I discover a new nugget that makes my reflection on Christmas that much more powerful.......more