St. Andrew's minister, Rev. Scott McAndless, is very pleased to announce that, after working on a book for the past decade
or so, he has finally finished. The book examines the story of the birth of Jesus as told in the Gospel of Luke and
struggles with a number of historical puzzles that arise from it.
The book has been published under the
title, "Caesar’s Census, God’s Jubilee" and we want to take this
opportunity to recommend it to you. It may give you some wonderful new
perspectives on the Christmas story as you look forward to reflecting on it this year.
This is not a conservative book – not in its theology nor in
its approach to the Bible – and some may not agree with some of
what it saya because of that, but it is a book that goes out of its way to try
and respect the original message of the author of the Gospel of Luke and to
take seriously the historical situation that Luke describes at the time of the
birth of Christ. We think you will enjoy reading it.
It also includes many passages that may help you to
reimagine the story in a different light based on the historical setting.
The book is available only as an ebook but you can find it
at most online retailers. Here are a few links:
Apple iBooks (Search for the title within the app)
We would especially like to ask for your help spreading word
about this book. Would you consider
· -- Telling others about this book: Text, tweet,
email, post on facebook, talk to people about it, include a notice in a
bulletin or newsletter. Anything you can do to let people know I would greatly
appreciate.
·
Even more important, go on Amazon, Kobo or
wherever you have or are willing to make an account and rate and review
the book. A review or two makes a big
difference when people are considering buying a book. Thanks for your help!
