Joseph and the Three Gifts - An Angel's Story 

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Joseph and the Three Gifts - An Angel's Story by Brian Sibley: 3. The First Gift

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3. The First Gift

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Cool Gabriel reminds us Joseph was chosen for his humility.

Joseph worries about what to do with the treasures that have been given to their new baby by the distinguished visitors. It’s a problem - they’re not normal baby shower gifts.

The family have to travel five miles to Jerusalem to fulfill a religious ritual. It’s here in the temple that Joseph starts to feel a further disconnection with these weird events. 

An old fellow called Simeon and an ancient woman, Anna, seem to know things about the family’s future. It’s all very worrying. Mary and Joseph decide to hand over the first of the gifts.

Written by Brian Sibley
Reader: Alex Jennings
Director: Martin Jarvis 
A Jarvis & Ayres production for BBC Radio 4

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Martin Jarvis directs this moving five-part retelling of the Christmas story from Joseph's angle. Told by Alex Jennings from the viewpoint of cool, colloquial angel Gabriel.

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