Christopher Graham

From the foot of the cross, to the morning of the resurrection. Mary, the mother of Jesus, travels from Golgotha to the Upper room to hide from the Jewish Temple Guards. Here the story of how Jesus was conceived is revealed. The details grow as more people enter the room. As the story unfolds, the trial of Jesus is not just about His actions. It is a story about a woman's acceptance of her role as God's chosen vessel to bring His Son into the world. Her commitment to the truth and mankind's rejection of the truth. Mary brings the Word of God into the world. However, she encounters the face of evil near the resurrection and her life's choices are put to a test Christopher Graham is a member St. Francis Xavier, Roman Catholic Church and a retired IT executive. He lives in Merrill, Wisconsin and is originally from Cleveland, Ohio. He is married to Kathleen Lee Graham (Przybysz) and has two children, Christopher, and Alicia. He is a graduate of Cleveland State University and holds a master's degree from University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. He believes, Proverbs 16:3, "Commit your works to the Lord, and your plans will be established."

From the foot of the cross, to the morning of the resurrection. Mary, the mother of Jesus, travels from Golgotha to the Upper room to hide from the Jewish Temple Guards. Here the story of how Jesus was conceived is revealed. The details grow as more people enter the room. As the story unfolds, the trial of Jesus is not just about His actions. It is a story about a woman's acceptance of her role as God's chosen vessel to bring His Son into the world. Her commitment to the truth and mankind's rejection of the truth. Mary brings the Word of God into the world. However, she encounters the face of evil near the resurrection and her life's choices are put to a test Mary is an exciting book for lovers of Christian literature and readers that appreciate impeccable writing and narration. The author's writing technique and distinct style of displaying Biblical content deserve to be applauded. I commend the author for the book's themes and the excellent tone throughout the pages. Every subject Christopher Graham touched on was absorbing.-Reviewed by Aaron Washington, Pacific Book Review"Overall, this is a joyously idiosyncratic perspective on the love of Mary and Jesus for one another, one that doubles as a poignant reflection on family, parenting, and loss."-Reviewed by Boze Herrington, US Review of Books

In The Church as Paradise and the Way Therein: Early Christian Appropriation of Genesis 3:22–24, Christopher A. Graham demonstrates that early Christian authors employed the words “paradise” and “way” as allusions to the expulsion narrative (Genesis 3:22–24) to signify that the benefits available in protological Paradise were once again accessible in and through Jesus and the Church. The centrality of the expulsion narrative in their literary milieus gave these authors confidence that readers would discern these allusions. After considering the reception of the expulsion in texts circulating within the early Christian milieu, Graham turns to the texts of Luke and Irenaeus of Lyons. Both authors drew from an interpretive tradition in which a return to Paradise was desirable. Both celebrated Jesus's reversal of Adam's expulsion and the constitution of Jesus's followers as the location and means by which humanity could continue to access divine truth and life. For both authors, the Church is Paradise and the way therein.

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