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Text: Luke 2:1-7
The Christmas story has been in the Christian tradition since its inception. What we have accepted as the traditional Christmas story is shaped greatly by the box of our own traditions and culture. What really happened may likely have been quite different. This sermon unpacks part of the Christmas story outside of the traditional box to see how it likely looks when understood from a Middle Eastern context. This is a caution that everything we understand is shaped to some degree by the boxes of our own experiences; that before we presume the privilege of explaining our viewpoint and beliefs, we should first strive to understand the other viewpoint.
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