Storyline – Christ and Caesar: An Unexpected King; Luke 2 (podcast)

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This is a message that kicked off the New Testament portion of our Storyline series. We have studied the bible in 6 “Acts” (Creation, Crisis, Community [Israel], Christ, Church, and Consummation). This is a talk that bridges the gap between the Old and New Testaments by looking at 3 Kings: Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, And Caeasar Augustus. In the midst of the ‘expected’ way the world was operating, an ‘unexpected’ king is born. Much of this sermon is based on a paper that is available on the blog: “Behind Luke’s Gospel: the Roman Empire in the Time of Jesus.”