Matthew L Skinner

Voices of Advent

The Bible's Insights for a Season of Hope

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Experience Advent with the Scriptures that inspire Christmas. In Voices of Advent, Matthew L. Skinner leads readers through biblical texts and explores how they shape our lives and Christmas celebrations. We listen as Jesus promises to return to us in the future, to John the Baptist as he prepares the way for the Messiah, to the faithful people and poets who anticipate the magnificence of Jesus's birth, and to the angels and visionaries who praise God when Christmas dawns. Listen carefully to the Bible's various perspectives that shape our preparations for Christmas; you'll hear hope in all of them. This season experience Advent as more than just the start of the Christian Church Year but as the powerful overture that sets the tone for the incredible story of Jesus that unfolds before us in Voices of Advent. In addition to the book, other study components include a Leader Guide and video available on DVD.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Abingdon Press
• Voices of Advent edition
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. September 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781791036317
• ISBN-10: 1791036317
• Artikelnr.: 73255307

Autorenporträt

Matthew L. Skinner is the Asher O. and Carrie Nasby Professor of New Testament at Luther Seminary in Saint Paul and the Scholar for Adult Education at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis. His published works include resources for church leaders and laypeople who are interested in the Bible's connections to faith and life. He is the author of Matthew: The Gospel of Promised Blessings and Acts: Catching Up with the Spirit and is a longtime cohost of Sermon Brainwave, a weekly podcast that accompanies preachers as they interpret biblical texts to prepare their sermons.