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XM3 The Christmas Story- part III: The Wise Men
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| From old
Persian language, a priest of Zarathustra (Zoroaster). The
Bible
gives us the direction, East and the legend states that the wise men
were from Persia (Iran) - Balthasar, Melchior, Caspar - thus being
priests of Zarathustra religion, the mages. Obviously the pilgrimage had
some religious significance for these men, otherwise they would not have
taken the trouble and risk of travelling so far. But what was it? An
astrological phenomenon, the Star? Matthew 2:1 - "After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi [*] from the east came to Jerusalem." (* Footnote: Traditionally Wise Men). Matthew 2:7 - Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. Matthew 2:16 - When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi. |
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