During her search for relics, she is said to have found the grave of the Three Wise Men. Magi on the ox cart Christians from all over the world revere them as the "Three Wise Men from the East ...

In Farsi, the word magi ... as well as other “wise men”. It is here that some scholars suggest the prophecy of a “Jewish messiah” becomes known among the peoples of the east, as ...

Or is it wise men? Wait, kings ... vague with his coy “magi from the East”? Call Them Magi. The term magi is the precise Greek word used in Matthew’s gospel. His story demonstrates that ...

The wise men arrive in Jerusalem from an unnamed location “in the East,” led by a star and in search of a new king ... “Magi” is a Greek word that is difficult to translate.

from where exactly in the Orient (which means simply “East”) were they, anyway? Matthew’s word Magi is a vague clue, since it can mean astronomers, wise men or magicians and was applied to ...

Hence: “bread” is a metaphor for: “the word of God”, “figs ... Another important characteristic of the three wise men is that “they come from the east”, therefore they should ...

wise men from the East came to Jerusalem.” The NRSV updated edition drops the masculine reference to “wise men” and replaces it with the original Greek word “magi” as used by the gospel ...

Then comes the angels giving word to the shepherds ... So he tells of the wise men who come from the east -- far from Israel. And Turner says Luke plays up the shepherds to emphasize lowly ...