Point #1 – 2:03: Who were the Magi? Why did they come to worship?
Point #2 – 3:12: Why was Herod disturbed?
Point #3 – 4:30: Why was all Jerusalem disturbed?
Point #4 – 5:33: Why Bethlehem?
Point #5 – 8:00: Herod sends out the Magi, not Jewish Priests and lawmakers
Point #6 – 9:42: The exact time the star appeared
Point #7 – 13:07: The Magi find and worship Jesus
Point #8 – 20:06: Where Joseph and Mary stayed
Point #9 – 21:35: Shepherds visit Jesus
Point #9 – 23:27: An angel appears to the shepherds (I accidentally had two Point #9s!!)
Point #10 – 25:26: What is a great company of the heavenly host?
Point #11 – 27:00: The shepherds spread the word; all who heard were amazed!
Bibliography:
· Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books
· Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books
· Pagels, Elaine: Favorites are Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels. Over 10 published books
· Fuller, Tripp: Homebrewed Christianity Podcast
· Niehoff, Maren: “Philo of Alexandria, an Intellectual Biography”
· Fredriksen, Paula: “Ancient Christianities”
· Markos, Louis: “From Plato to Christ”
· Trigg, Joseph: “Origen”
· Wise Bauer, Susan: “The History of…” (Series)
· Barber, Elizabeth: “When They Severed Earth from Sky”
· Cline, Eric: “1177 BC”
· Silberman and Finkelstein: “The Bible Unearthed”
· Duncan, Mike: History of Rome Podcast, “The Storm Before the Storm”
· Carlin, Dan: Death Throes of the Republic Podcast, “The End is Always Near”
· Ben-Ephraim, Shaiel: The History of the Land of Israel Podcast
· Brad Onishi and Dan Miller: Straight White American Jesus Podcast
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