91

‘I Will See Thy Face Again No More’

By Clay Lane

Pharaoh dismisses Moses’s embassy for the last time, and Moses prepares the Israelites for a hasty departure.

92

Moses at the Red Sea

By Clay Lane

Pharaoh has the Israelites trapped on the shore of the Red Sea, but God has yet another surprise for him.

93

The Story of Moses

By Clay Lane

Jochebed hides her baby son from Pharaoh’s soldiers, only for him to be discovered by Pharaoh’s daughter.

94

Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh

By Elfric of Eynsham

Abbot Elfric unpacks the meaning of the gifts of the Three Wise Men.

95

The Christmas Egg

By Elfric of Eynsham

Anglo-Saxon abbot Elfric tentatively likened the new-born Jesus to an egg.

96

His Bright Nativity

By Cynewulf

Anglo-Saxon poet Cynewulf wonders at the mystery of the Bethlehem manger, where all the light of heaven was shining.