The Oxford Handbook of Christmas

The Oxford Handbook of Christmas
Author: Timothy Larsen
Publisher: Oxford Handbooks
Total Pages: 657
Release: 2020
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0198831463


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"The origins of Christmas lie in an Egyptian festival on 6 January, which spread to much of the Christian world as a celebration of the birth and/or baptism of Christ and known as the Epiphany or Theophany. The church at Rome did not adopt this festival but later instituted a celebration of the nativity of Christ on 25 December, which gradually supplanted its observance on 6 January in other churches, leaving this latter occasion as a commemoration of Christ's baptism alone, or of the visit of the Magi in those churches like Rome that had not observed that date previously. This essay traces that evolution and examines the merits of the two competing scholarly theories that have sought to explain the original choice of these particular dates"--


The Oxford Handbook of Christmas
Language: en
Pages: 657
Authors: Timothy Larsen
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020 - Publisher: Oxford Handbooks

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