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To: Maudeen
Correcting a common misunderstanding of the Christmas season

We all have our pet peeves, right? We all have those little things that seem to bother us more than they should. Well, I hope you'll forgive me if this seems petty, but one of my pet peeves involves the "Wise Men" (or "3 Kings" or "Magi") who are almost always included in nativity scenes and plays that show up each Christmas as depictions of Jesus' birth.

Why do Wise Men bother me? It's not a personal thing. I have nothing against the Magi as individuals, I'm sure. It's just that they weren't actually present on the night when Jesus was born. In fact, they didn't hit the scene until a long time later.

Let's go to the text to see what I mean.

I see you left your Italians on. Was the entire article in Italian?

7 posted on 12/16/2019 3:39:49 PM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: Larry Lucido

Italics


15 posted on 12/16/2019 3:48:05 PM PST by dirtymac (Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.(DT4POTUS))
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To: Larry Lucido

most nativity scenes I’ve seen show the baby already in the manger (that is, already born)
so the magi being present is logical (assumed to be three of them, tho scripture doesn’t so specify)


65 posted on 12/16/2019 5:18:11 PM PST by faithhopecharity ( “Politicians are not born; they are excreted.” Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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