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In Reading the Gospels with the Church, Raymond E. Brown begins with the passages read by the Church during the seasons dedicated to the great events of Christ’s life: Christmas, Lent, Holy Week, and Easter. One of the most prominent biblical scholars of our time, Brown offers a fascinating introduction to the riches of the Gospels, in style accessible to everyone.

In other words, as Christians reflected on Jesus’ life, the great “moments” of that life (the resurrection, the baptism and eventually the conception) were convenient and useful occasions for clarifying who he was: the Messiah or anointed King of the House of David and the unique Son of God through the Holy Spirit. Precisely because the Infancy stories were effective vehicles of that message, they could be appropriately included in the written Gospels. Many other essential aspects of the Gospel message
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