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The First Christmas: A Story of New Beginnings

By Stephen Mitchell
Narrated by: Stephen Mitchell
Unabridged — 3 hours, 57 minutes
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$15.99
By Stephen Mitchell
Narrated by: Stephen Mitchell
Unabridged — 3 hours, 57 minutes
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Delight in this retelling of the Nativity story you think you know. Stephen Mitchell beautifully weaves the narratives of all the participants so we can view this beloved story with new and awe-filled eyes.

“I love The First Christmas. What a charming way Stephen Mitchell has found to tell my favorite story of all, the Nativity, character by character (I love the donkey and the ox), with wise and thrilling interludes about God, reality, truth.” -Anne Lamott


In The First Christmas, Stephen Mitchell brings the Nativity story to vivid life as never before. A narrative that is only sketched out in two Gospels becomes fully realized here with nuanced characters and a setting that reflects the cultur...