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At our Christmas and Boxing Day services, we turned our attention to the forgotten half of the birth narratives. Our traditional celebrations end with the arrival of the magi, and ignore the persecution which prompted the flight to Egypt and the slaughter of the children. Hardly the stuff of carols and tinsel - the glitzy and romantic view of Christmas. Why are these elements included by the gospel writers as part of the birth narrative, and why do we ignore them?
Posted by gary at December 27, 2004 09:30 AM
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