The Birth of the Messiah
A Commentary on the Infancy Narratives in Matthew and Luke
Raymond Edward Brown
Published: 1979
Pages: 594
Each scene of the narratives is followed by extensive notes and commentary relating it to its Old Testament antecedents and its function in the first-century Church as well as to current thought. The result is the first major modern commentary which treats the two narratives together, an inspiring book which reveals the beloved childhood tales of Magi, shepherds and star as theologically profound and relevant for the mature Christian of today.