Hidden Christmas

The Surprising Truth Behind the Birth of Christ

By: Timothy Keller

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: 3 hrs and 26 mins

Publisher's summary

From pastor and New York Times best-selling author Timothy Keller comes the perfect gift for the holidays - a profoundly moving and intellectually provocative examination of the Nativity story.

Even people who are not professing Christians think they are familiar with the story of the Nativity. Every Christmas, displays of Jesus resting in a manger populate lawns and churchyards, and songs about shepherds and angels fill the air. Yet despite the abundance of these Christian references in popular culture, how many of us have examined the hard edges of this biblical story?

In his new book, Timothy Keller takes listeners on an illuminating journey into the surprising background of the Nativity. By understanding the message of hope and salvation within the Bible's account of Jesus' birth, listeners will experience the redeeming power of God's grace in a meaningful and deeper way.

©2016 Timothy Keller (P)2016 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

“[A] great gift book.... Keller achieves his pastoral goal of teaching Christmas’ most important message - ‘God alone has the life, truth, and joy that we lack and cannot generate ourselves’ - and in doing so, provides solace for those who seek it.” (Publishers Weekly)

Amazing insights into Christmas!

Another great book by Timothy Keller. I’ve just loved all of his books. They contain amazing insights.

Great book to read around Christmas time

So many nuggets of truth Keller elegantly points out all themed around Jesus’ humble entry into this world.

hmmm...

I really liked the content of the book, but I struggled with the reader. His inflection, the words he chose to accent made it difficult to "hear." I listen to lots of books and this has been the most difficult for me to get through. it was almost like an off tempo song. I'm going to have to buy and read the book, and I'm worried because I bought a few others with this reader. I'm sure others have not had the issues I had and felt it was well done, but it bothered me so much I felt I had to write this and I never leave comments.

return to the meaning of Christmas

So deep, so real, so True. The wonder of God's gift to humanity revealed, explained, celebrated!

Making Christmas real

Hidden Christmas is a great book for sinking your teeth into the wonderful richness of all that God is in the stories surrounding Christ's birth. Keller makes the characters real and opens the reader's mind to feel the depths of God's love through the beautiful and meaningful arrival of Emmanuel.

Think you've heard everything about Christmas?

An excellent book and an excellent narrator. Before you become jaded about what you think you know about Christmas read this book! The insights and understandings will blow you away. Once I started, I did not want to stop until I was done.

Extraordinary!

Keller shares insightful truths surrounding the Christmas story, drawing his readers closer to the Sword.

Fantastic

Another great book from this author. Planning to read it every Christmas from now on.

5 stars again for a Timothy Keller book

I choose this book because of the author. He is a brilliant author/teacher yet he is able to present the most dense theological ideas in a way that all can understand. I have read most of Keller’s recent books, and this one, along with “The Prodigal God,” are among my favorites. If you haven’t read it you should.

Keller does it again

Truly fantastic read
Excellently thought through and just the thing I needed to get me in the mood for Christmas.
Any other preachers out there reading.... you'll be hard-pressed not to borrow insights for your Advent series.
Fantastic!