Identifying the Three Wise Men: A Priest’s Discovery Behind the Truth of the Magi Story
"What I found was astonishing."
Fr. Dwight Longenecker is a former Evangelical and Anglican priest, now Catholic priest. He blogs at Standing on My Head. Visit his website to browse his books and stay in touch.
"What I found was astonishing."
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During the Christmas and Epiphany seasons, most Christians will accept the story of the three wise men as part of the seasonal charm. Schoolboys will dress up in their crimson and purple robes, wearing crowns and carrying little caskets, and process behind the Bethlehem star. But did it really happen?...
My book The Mystery of the Magi was published a few years ago. In it, I made two astounding claims: First, that the Magi really did exist. The story is not a fairytale invented by the Early Church. Second, that the Magi came from the neighboring kingdom of Nabatea–that...