Join Alyson Huntly to discuss Light of the World: A Beginner’s Guide to Advent by author, professor, and biblical scholar Amy-Jill Levine. Read the whole book or hear chapter summaries when we meet. Copies are available from Alyson for loan or purchase.
In this engaging short book, Levine explores the biblical texts surrounding the story of the birth of Jesus as she traces the Christmas narrative through the stories of Zechariah and Elizabeth, Mary, the journey to Bethlehem, and the visit from the Magi.
Levine’s stories open conversations about links between Gospel stories and the Old Testament, the importance of Mary’s visitation and the justice implications of Mary’s Magnificat, the census and the stable, and the star of Bethlehem and the flight to Egypt.