Tag: Star

• The Nativity Stories (ii) More Questions

  The chief supporting actors in Matthew’s story are the “wise men from the east”. “Magi” weren’t kings, but practitioners of oriental magical arts, which would have included astrology. In Acts 8:9 there is a ‘Magus’ called Simon who “astounded the Samaritans with his magic”. Predictably, he gets a bad press in Acts, but this is…

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  16th Dec 2021

  Christmas, Jesus of Nazareth, Literature, Mythology, New Testament, Poetry

  Bethlehem, Census, Christmas, Gospels, Nativity, Star