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BC - AD: The Turning Point What was it? What made the birth of one baby boy the turning point, the start of a new era, the pivot of human history? Not the place: His birth happened in a small provincial town a thousand miles from Rome, the seat of power. Not the people: His parents were an ordinary country couple who couldn't even get a decent roof over their heads, and within months they were political refugees. Not the time: There were no great, decisive events on the world scene - it was a time of relative stability and peace. So what was it? It was the boy himself - Jesus - God become man. He is the turning point of human history - and much more - since he was born, countless millions have found him the turning point of their lives. Are you one of them? Cogges Parish | Other articles | Following issue © 1998; Published in Cogges Parish monthly newsletter, number 235, December 1998 cogges.pcc@comlab.ox.ac.uk