
The First Christmas: The Bible's Nativity Story
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781400253234
Publication Date: 09/09/2025
Age Range: 4-8 years
Keep Jesus in the center of your family’s Christmas and Advent celebrations with this beautiful nativity storybook from N.T. Wright, one of the world’s most loved and trusted Bible scholars.
With the big-picture approach that readers worldwide have learned to trust, N.T. Wright weaves together the biblical accounts of Jesus’ birth into a thoughtful, hope-filled telling of the first Christmas, from Gabriel’s announcement to the family’s return from Egypt.
The First Christmas features
- a faithful telling of the nativity story;
- gorgeous painted art from award-winning illustrator Helena Perez Garcia;
- a resource page showing how Old Testament prophecies were fulfilled in baby Jesus’ coming; and
- a deluxe book with a presentation page.
A beautiful keepsake gift for children and adults alike, The First Christmas celebrates Christ’s birth with authenticity, beauty, and joy.
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