Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas!

Here are a variety of Humble Skeptic episodes and articles to help you reflect on the meaning and significance of Christ's incarnation.

The Annunciation & Incarnation • Episode #82
On this episode, Shane walks through selections from the first two chapters of Luke’s Gospel as he highlights the significance of Jesus’ birth and redemptive mission.

Detailed Notes for the Annunciation & Incarnation Episode
Featuring all the key passages and texts interacted with in this episode, along with all the related Old Testament references that help us to see Christmas in its original Jewish context.

Christmas: Legend or History? • Episode #64
This show features fascinating street interviews and makes a great conversation starter for friends and family! Be sure to listen to this special holiday episode before Christmas!

What Child Is This? • Bonus Episode of The Humble Skeptic podcast
This episode features a special Christmas message I delivered a couple of years ago related to Micah 5:2 and other messianic prophecies.

Jacob’s Ladder • Episode #63
Featuring interviews with Richard Bauckham, Michael Horton, and others, this episode focuses on the important contrast between Genesis 11 (man’s ascent to God) and Genesis 28 (God’s gracious descent to us in mercy and grace.

Isaiah’s Prophecy of the Messiah’s Birth • an article by Shane Rosenthal
“For unto us a child is born, a son is given, whose name will be called Mighty God...Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6). In this article, I discuss the impact this verse had on my own conversion, and the way it has been interpreted in Jewish circles before and after the time of Jesus.

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel • an article by Shane Rosenthal
What is the meaning of Isaiah 7:14: "Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Emmanuel"? This new article was just updated and revised this morning.

The Bethlehem Prophecy • an article by Shane Rosenthal
This article, published last year at The Christian Mom’s Blog, focuses on Micah 5:2, which is the primary prophecy that ultimately led to my conversion to Christianity.

Justin Martyr on Fulfilled Messianic Prophecy • an article by Shane Rosenthal
This article was published yesterday at a wonderful site called the Beautiful Christian Life, and features material I read and interacted with on the second half of my recent Christmas episode.

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Additional Resources
Prophecies of The Messiah’s Birth, You Can Handle The Truth (video)
Finding Christ in All of Scripture (PDF), Shane Rosenthal
Why Should We Believe The Bible? (PDF), Shane Rosenthal
Israel: The Story Behind Jacob’s New Name, Shane Rosenthal
The Messiah’s Redemptive Mission, episode #72
In the Beginning was the Word, episode #75 with John Ronning
The Angel of Yahweh, episode #70 with Foreman & Van Dorn
Decoding the Prophecies of Daniel, episode #68
Signs of the Messiah, episode #74 with Andreas Köstenberger
Jewish Views of the Messiah, episode #38 with Daniel Boyarin
Were Jews Expecting a Suffering Messiah? episode #47

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