The full title of the document — Exsul Familia Nazarethana, or “The Exiled Nazarene Family” — refers to Jesus, Mary and ...

The Gospel taken for the Epiphany is from Matthew 2:1-12 and is unique to Matthew’s Gospel as it is known as the Kingdom Gospel. The Magi represent the distant lands and peoples to whom ...

Few figures in history have had such a controversial reputation as King Herod I of Judaea. In the Christian tradition, Herod is the villain in the Christmas story. The Gospel of Matthew recounts ...

The Magi arrived at Herod’s palace in Jerusalem asking, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?”. Herod immediately feared a threat to his rule and was keen to locate the baby.

They had to ask. Herod the Great, King of Judea, felt threatened when the Magi—wise men from the East—arrived in Jerusalem asking, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?

in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi.” — Matthew 2:16 To historians, King Herod the Great of Judea is best known for his large-scale building projects throughout Judea.

In Germany emerged so-called "Herod games" in which people ... thought that the story of the three Magi bestowing gifts to their sovereign, Jesus the King of Kings, was a perfect justification ...