Project Gutenberg 2025-04-28 Public domain in the USA. 123 Stevens, Thomas Wood 1880 1942 Gage, Harry Lawrence 1887 1982 17001931 The Duquesne Christmas mystery $aUnknown :$bUnknown, $c1916. Carol Brown, Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Duquesne Christmas mystery by Thomas Wood Stevens" is a religious pageant or dramatic play written in the early 20th century. The book presents a dramatized retelling of the Nativity story, focusing on the birth of Christ as prophesied by the prophets and witnessed by shepherds, the Magi, and the people of Bethlehem. It combines elements of biblical prophecy, dramatic dialogue, and staged spectacle, likely intended for community or church performance around Christmastime. The story opens with ancient prophets—Isaiah, Micah, and Hosea—proclaiming the coming of the Messiah as foretold in scripture. It then follows the journey of three Eastern Kings (the Magi) who, guided by a star, arrive in search of the newborn King. Along the way, their encounter with the suspicious and malevolent King Herod sets the stage for the looming threat to the child. Meanwhile, shepherds receive a heavenly message from Gabriel and are called to witness the birth. The narrative culminates in a vision of the Nativity, with Mary and the infant Jesus in the manger, visited by shepherds and kings, and ultimately joined by the diverse people of the city in joyful celebration. The play concludes with a symbolic community gathering around a lit Christmas tree, signifying hope and unity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/duquesnechristma00stev/page/n3/mode/2up 20221028183440stevens 1916 US Reading ease score: 91.3 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Christmas plays PS Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Religion/Spirituality 45731 2025-07-30T06:07:51.328749 text/html 21239 2025-04-28T09:13:54 text/html 848974 2025-07-30T06:07:53.753725 application/epub+zip 847803 2025-07-30T06:07:51.960780 application/epub+zip 74857 2025-07-30T06:07:51.649757 application/epub+zip 878530 2025-07-30T06:07:55.178740 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 872659 2025-07-30T06:07:53.462774 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 32195 2025-07-30T06:07:51.115739 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12242 2025-04-28T09:13:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16242 2025-07-30T06:07:55.417765 application/rdf+xml 18079 2025-07-30T06:07:51.742734 image/jpeg 2931 2025-07-30T06:07:51.694721 image/jpeg 805841 2025-07-30T06:07:51.355741 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia