[marshmallow]

Landau said the eighth-century manuscript had been in the Vatican Library for many years, but no one had translated it into English. Syriac is a literary language based on an eastern Aramaic dialect. He said the earliest version of the text probably was written in the second or third century.

[saltshaker]

Nothing in Scripture makes reference to THREE wise men.

[Timmy]

Er, no. The Magi did not find the baby in the manger. That was the shepherds in the field. The Magi came later, though we don't know how much later.

[Netizen]

He said the author of the text is unknown, but it is written in first-person plural from the perspective of the Magi themselves. Landau said scholars don’t have a lot to go on in terms of who wrote it, but there is no chance that it could have been written by the Magi because it references later biblical texts.

[Ripliancum]

I saw this earlier. Pretty interesting find written on ancient leather, like the dead sea scrolls.

3 additional things that are of interest to me, off the top of my head, without having read the book.

1. Apparently, the number of wise men were twelve, as opposed to the traditional three, which is just based on the number of gifts.

2. The magi were part of the religious sect tracing themselves back to Seth, the third son of Adam, and they practiced sacred rites and looked for the promised star and sign.

3. The magi stated they had seen the Christ, and was told by Him “This is one of many occasions on which I have appeared to the peoples of the world...”

[cajuncow]

Just put in request for copy at library.

[TEXOKIE]

bttt

[DWar]

Religion is the weapon used most by megalomaniacs of all ages to manipulate and control, Christianity included. Millions of writings originating in the imaginations of these tyrants and their acolytes have been created and many still exist. Because something is old doesn't make it accurate, or inspired.

Given the limited nature of written words in ancient times, an idea written down had much more power with the masses. The value of this work may only be as a vehicle that documents the historic use of ancient mass manipulation techniques. Statistically speaking the odds of that are strong and a healthy skepticism relative to anything else apropos.

[The Comedian]

Chinese Magi ping.

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[fightinJAG]

bookmark

[Uri’el-2012]

complete with the account of the three wise men from the East following a bright star to Bethlehem.

as the story goes, the men known as the Magi find the infant Jesus in a lowly manger

So, this text seems to be claiming that Christ has actually been the foundation of a number of humanity's religious revelations.”

Landau seems incapable of reading and
understanding the plain text of the
Holy Word in Matthew 2.

His dissertation is drivel.

shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach

[redhead]

Time to get a copy of This.

[Ditter]

Very interesting, thanks for posting.

[Elsie]

As the story goes, the men known as the Magi find the infant Jesus in a lowly manger.

WHAT 'story'?

The SCRIPTURES say something different!

WHO had the bright idea of showing the 3 Magi (with camels no less) at the MANGER?

The BOOK does not say that!

IMAGES make a bigger mental impression than mere words.

[Cronos]

True, there is no reference to three wise men. I, however, still believe that these were Magi — Zoroastrian priests, not Chinese. Chinese would have stood out way too much in th Middle East and the chances of them speaking a semitic language or even Greek would have been far less than the Irani world. They may have come from what is now Afghanistan or Tajikistan (i.e. Eastern Iran) as those were Indo-Greek and Greco-Parthian/ Greco-Bactrian kingdoms but no further

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

http://tigerloaf.wordpress.com/2010/08/29/gift-of-the-magi-indian-giver/

[Biggirl]

Great faith related article. This univerisity is the one that my University of CT football is going up against in the Festa Bowl on New Year’s Day.

Go UConn!!!!!!!!!!