To: Revelation 911; The Grammarian; SpookBrat; Alamo-Girl; betty boop; Dust in the Wind; maestro; ...
In fact, the Magi, or "wise men" who traveled from the east to deliver their gold, frankincense and myrrh to the newborn Jesus at Bethlehem were most likely Zoroastrian priests, forbears of the modern Kurds.
In light of the Kurdish Peshmerga assisting in Fallujah, it is good to have an understanding of the Kurdish background.
This was written by a Christian missionary agency interested in the Kurds, but it has some serious insights that are helpful for all.
2 posted on
04/07/2004 7:58:31 PM PDT by
xzins
(Retired Army and Proud of It!)
To: xzins
A fascinating read....thanks for the ping!
5 posted on
04/07/2004 8:04:51 PM PDT by
JulieRNR21
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To: xzins
A very interesting article! Thanks for the ping!
8 posted on
04/07/2004 8:06:31 PM PDT by
Alamo-Girl
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To: xzins
Good post. Bookmarked for further perusal.
19 posted on
04/07/2004 10:45:04 PM PDT by
radu
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To: xzins; Happy2BMe; devolve; yall
Thanks. Interesting. I read part of it. Need to come back and read more later.
Bump to a couple others ...
23 posted on
04/08/2004 2:20:54 AM PDT by
MeekOneGOP
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