Angela Hunt, The Nativity Story Review

The Nativity Story

Angela Hunt

Tyndale, November 2006, $13.99

ISBN: 1414314620



This is the novelization based on Mike Rich's screenplay for the upcoming Nativity Story film. Angela Hunt, for the most part tells THE NATIVITY STORY as most readers know it (no sense repeating the obvious). However, surprisingly, she makes her rendition fresh, especially humanizing the Three Wise Men by intelligently, yet humorously having them tease each other (sort of like locker room bantering) as a needed counterpoint to the cruel excesses of King Herod. Ancient Judea is vividly portrayed, so much so that readers will feel they journeyed alongside the travelers until they reached the stable, while also avoiding Herod. This is a great rendition of the "greatest story ever told", that fans of Christian literature will fully appreciate as the holiday season is upon us.