This is a great historical look at the Christmas narratives in Matthew and Luke. It treats those as parable. It was not intended to be factual. Those stories contrast a baby king in a manger born of the dirt poor to those who rule their world and ours-- Herod, Augustus etc.-- and that contrast is the point of Christmas and the gospels generally.
It rings true and was an inspiring read. My favorite bible historians knock another one of the park. James, read this one and any others these authors write.
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