In this four-part series for Advent, Tony Watkins talks to Christopher Ash, Writer in Residence at Tyndale House, Cambridge, about Luke chapters 1 and 2. These chapters are the focus of Christopher’s book of Advent devotions, Repeat the Sounding Joy . The following questions are addressed, amongst others: Why is it important to know that Luke is historically accurate? How do the childless Zechariah and Elizabeth find hope? Why does Luke give so much attention to John the Baptist? Is Gabriel a bit harsh on Zechariah? Is Zechariah being struck dumb a sign rather than a punishment? How does the story of Zechariah and Elizabeth help us to think about Advent being about Jesus' second coming as well as his first?
