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 ...

The Bible tells us Magi from the east brought gifts of gold, incense and myrrh when they visited the baby Jesus. The tradition of Christmas gift giving was established that day, though Christians ...

What the Bible does tell us is that there were few people at Jesus' birth: only his parents, shepherds who attended later, followed by a visit from the magi (the wise men).' 1. Jesus was not born ...

The Roman Emperor Augustus said it was safer to be Herod’s pig than his son. The Magi arrived at Herod’s palace in Jerusalem asking, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?”.