
Biblical Reading and Reflections: December 25th (Song of Songs 2 & Luke 2:1-14)
Alastair's Adversaria
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The Innkeeper Turns Away Mary and Joseph
In the old testament, the patriarchs were shepherds. Moses was a shepherd, as was david. The infant is wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid in a manger because there's no room for them in the inn. Joseph just a young man returning to his family home, not to his ancestral home. There wouldn't be that much movement around. These censuses could last many years. They weren't just over a period of days.
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