Christmas Day may be Dec. 25, but it’s not the end of Christmas story. In many Western Christian traditions, there are 12 days of Christmas, culminating around Jan. 6, known as the feast of the ...

An updated translation of the Bible that focuses on gender inclusivity will drop “wise men” in favor of “magi” in the Christmas story of the Gospel of Matthew, according to preview excerpts.

In the Bible, they are not called kings ... In the centuries since, the three magi have been interpreted as kings. According to the Book of Matthew, a bright star led the magi from the east ...

The stories of the Bible were what permeated their daily lives ... Take, for example, the story about the Magi. Matthew 2 tells of Magi from the East who see a star over Israel and come ...

Rediscovered ancient text says Christ appeared to the Wise Men as a "star-child" Dec. 23, 2010— -- An ancient text called the "Revelation of the Magi," has been rediscovered and tells a very ...

Herod was taken by surprise when the magi approached him, the Bible said. He ordered them to return to him with news after they found the king they were looking for. After the magi did not return ...

The Bible says that three wise men traveled from ... It has generally been assumed that the wise men (or magi) were three in number because Matthew 2:11 makes mention of three gifts ...

The three magi mentioned in the discovery of the Christ child is an easy point of reference for people who are familiar with both astrology and the Bible. They were not only magi, but star-gazers ...

This group of magi (the Bible never actually tells us there were three of them) came to Herod with a question that shook him right to the core. That question is found in Matthew 2:2 ...

The second chapter of the Gospel of Matthew will tell of “magi” rather than “wise men” coming to Jerusalem after Jesus’ birth. A reference to “sin offering” in the Hebrew Bible’s ...