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Index for A. 'Jesus Of Nazareth:" Pope's Final Book On Jesus Claims Virgin Birth Was Historical Truth. VATICAN CITY (RNS) Just in time for Christmas, the Vatican on Tuesday (Nov. 20) unveiled a new book by Pope Benedict XVI focused on Jesus' birth and childhood, the final installment of his trilogy on the life of Jesus.

'Jesus Of Nazareth:" Pope's Final Book On Jesus Claims Virgin Birth Was Historical Truth

"Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives," will hit bookstores in 50 countries with an initial print run of 1 million copies. The book has already been translated in nine languages, while 11 more are planned. With this final installment in his "Jesus of Nazareth" series, Benedict completes a project he had conceived when he was still Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. According to the Vatican's chief spokesman, the Rev. Biblical Time. In this study I would like to examine the concept of "time" as revealed in the Bible.

Biblical Time

Lets start by looking at when a day starts and ends: Bereshit (Genesis) 1:5 God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night. " And there was evening, and there was morning--one day. In this very first use of the word "day" in the Bible.