Hidden Christmas: The Surprising Truth Behind the Birth of Christ

by Timothy Keller

Publishers:

Viking; Redeemer

, 2016

Even people who are not practicing Christians think they are familiar with the story of the nativity. Every Christmas displays of baby Jesus resting in a manger decorate lawns and churchyards, and songs about shepherds and angels fill the air. Yet despite the abundance of these Christian references in popular culture, how many of us have examined the hard edges of this biblical story?

In his new book, Timothy Keller takes readers on an illuminating journey into the surprising background of the nativity. By understanding the message of hope and salvation within the Bible’s account of Jesus’ birth, readers will experience the redeeming power of God’s grace in a deeper and more meaningful way.

Keller shares, "If you’re my age and you’ve been preaching for 40 years, you’ve talked about Christmas a lot. Every time I get to the Christmas season I realize this is such an important message, and people don’t hear it, they just tune out what the Christian idea of Christmas claims to be… this is a bit of a wake-up call, and a non-sentimental book on Christmas."

Key Features

• Presents a moving and provocative examination of the nativity story
• Delves into the background of the Christmas season and the themes behind it
• Looks at Christmas and its Christian meaning and relevance in modern culture

Contents

• A Light Has Dawned
• The Mothers of Jesus
• The Fathers of Jesus
• Where Is the King?
• Mary’s Faith
• The Shepherds’ Faith
• A Sword in the Soul
• The Doctrine of Christmas

Endorsements

[A] great gift book . . . Keller achieves his pastoral goal of teaching Christmas’ most important message—‘God alone has the life, truth, and joy that we lack and cannot generate ourselves’—and in doing so, provides solace for those who seek it.

—Publishers Weekly

Keller beautifully displays multiple facets of the gospel within the Christmas story... [He] has established his place as one our most helpful theological and cultural commentators. With Hidden Christmas, he applies his gifts to a subject that’s at once overly familiar and often neglected.

—Scott James, The Gospel Coalition

Product Details

• Title: Hidden Christmas: The Surprising Truth behind the Birth of Christ
• Author: Timothy Keller
• Publishers: Viking, Redeemer
• Print Publication Date: 2016
• Logos Release Date: 2017
• Pages: 157
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Jesus Christ › Nativity; Christmas; Christianity › Essence, genius, nature; Christian life
• ISBNs: 9780735221659, 9780735222021
• Resource ID: LLS:HIDDENCHRISTMAS
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-01-18T22:30:53Z

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About Timothy Keller

Timothy Keller is the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, which he started in 1989. For over 20 years, he has led a diverse congregation of young professionals with a weekly attendance of over 5,000. He is also president of Redeemer City to City, which plants new churches in New York and other cities. For the last decade, the organization has launched over 200 churches in 35 cities. Logos has collected his sermons in the Timothy Keller Sermon Archive (1989–2011) and Timothy Keller Sermon Archive (2012–2013).

Keller has written multiple New York Times bestselling books, including The Reason for God and the The Prodigal God. His recent work includes The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God, Walking with God through Pain and Suffering, and Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Work. He is also writing his own commentary and study guide series. Christianity Today has said, “Fifty years from now, if evangelical Christians are widely known for their love of cities, their commitment to mercy and justice, and their love of their neighbors, Timothy Keller will be remembered as a pioneer of the new urban Christians.”