Crossan on the Nativity

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The Nativity Story's True Message

John Dominic Crossan on the characters in Jesus' birth story--the Magi, shepherds, angels--as anti-Roman protesters.

Interview by Deborah Caldwell



One thought that amuses me about the major new stress in Crossan on Paul and early Christianity as anti- Roman Empire is that this brings Crossan closer to Wright than ever before, does it not?



Don't miss the links to other interesting material from Crossan on the same page.