Glory to God in the Highest

by Kent P. Jackson

Overview

Abstract: What would it have been like to be among the shepherds who heard the angelic announcement of Jesus's birth? Their story has special meaning for many of us because we feel a kinship with those shepherds through shared anonymity and shared hope and witness. By means of two favorite hymns, "Angels We Have Heard on High" and "Far, Far Away on Judea's Plains," Kent Jackson invites us to place ourselves in the role of those shepherds and join in the singing: "Lord, with the angels we too would rejoice," and "Come to Bethlehem and see."

Product Details

BN ID:	2940186206484
Publisher:	Interpreter Foundation
Publication date:	12/22/2023
Series:	Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship , #59
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	148,982
File size:	458 KB

About the Author

Kent P. Jackson retired in June 2017 as a professor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University, where he had taught since 1980. He has a BA in Ancient Studies from BYU and MA and PhD degrees in Near Eastern studies from the University of Michigan. His research interests include the Near East and the intersection of the Latter-day Saint faith and the Bible. He has authored or edited Joseph Smith’s Commentary on the Bible; Understanding Joseph Smith’s Translation of the Bible; and A Bible Reader’s History of the Ancient World. Jackson is a former associate dean of religion and former associate director of the Brigham Young University Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies.