Mary, a young teenager, was living in the village of Nazareth and engaged to be married to Joseph, a Jewish carpenter. One day God sent the angel Gabriel to visit Mary. The angel told Mary that she would conceive a son by the power of the Holy Spirit. She would give birth to this child and name him Jesus.
Have you ever wondered what was going through the hearts and minds of the people in the Christmas story? This book tells the story as seen through the eyes of those who were there. This novella retells the drama of Jesus' birth starting from the story of Zacharias and Elizabeth and continuing to the Holy Family's return from Egypt in a single chronological narrative.
By Elisabeth Depuydt