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Just imagine … the greatest event in human history, and you are there. At Christmas, up close.
But there is more to find: a line that begins long before the first star. Come along, we will follow it together. The manger was not a beginning. It was an arrival.
It is already finished. But we get to live it, because God wants to share it. He is not driven by lack. He is driven by the joy of making himself known.
Twelve parts, with the songs of the book in their place along the way.
From the book
The manger is older than the first star. The cross is older than the wood it was built from.
Chapter 1 · The Day Before the First Day
The greatest moment in world history had not a single witness. The Eternal One made himself so small that he would have fit under a microscope, and quietly wove himself into being human.
Chapter 6 · The Hidden Becoming
Perhaps that is the quietest sentence of the whole night: while the telling went on outside, the mother sat by the child and laid word beside word.
Chapter 7 · The Night
A tent of fabric cannot look at anyone. This one opened its eyes.
Chapter 7 · The Night
Myrrh was the resin used to embalm the dead. It is as if someone brought a funeral wreath to a small child.
Chapter 8 · The Manger Carries the Cross
Who is it for?
- For you, if you have known the Christmas story since childhood and want to know what else lies behind the manger, the shepherds and the star.
- For you, if you would rather listen than read: the audiobook tells the whole book, and the six songs play in their place in the text.
- As a gift for Advent and Christmas: twelve short chapters that are easy to read or listen to evening by evening.
- For families: at the end there is a story to read aloud under the tree, about six minutes long, for grown-ups and little ones.
- For home groups, churches and Advent sermons: one line through the whole of Scripture, from the garden and the tent in the wilderness to the tabernacle of God with men, with a look at the original text.
E-book, EPUB + PDF (about 70 pages, illustrated). Available in eight languages, choose yours before checkout:
- Deutsch: Bevor alles begann, war es erledigt
- English: Before It All Began, It Was Finished
- Español: Antes de que todo comenzara, ya estaba consumado
- Français: Avant que tout commence, c’était déjà accompli
- Italiano: Prima che tutto cominciasse, era già compiuto
- Nederlands: Voordat alles begon, was het volbracht
- Polski: Zanim wszystko się zaczęło, było już dokonane
- Português: Antes de tudo começar, já estava consumado
Instant download after payment.
The printed book is available on Amazon: Deutsch · English · Español · Français · Italiano · Nederlands · Polski · Português
This Product was added to our catalogue on 08/11/2026.
