Few scenes in the Christian imagination are as iconic as the three travelers kneeling before the infant Jesus, their camels ...

When the 3 rd -century Christian theologian Origen of Alexandria attempted to account for the unusual movements of the Star ...

The Three Wise Men appear only briefly in the Bible, yet their story has sparked centuries of speculation. Known as Magi, they were likely members of an ancient Persian priesthood skilled in astronomy ...

Brent Landau, a biblical scholar at the University of Texas at Austin, rediscovered the Syriac manuscript in the Vatican archives some years ago and became the first person to translate it to English ...

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 Christ will ...

A scientist has identified a possible astronomical explanation for the Star of Bethlehem, as described in the Bible ...

Q&A with religious studies scholar Eric Vanden Eykel on the history, mystery, memes, and meaning of the wise men in the Book of Matthew. The answers, for many, are as easy to recall as the first line ...

Several centuries after the birth of Jesus, Syrian scribes offered these names for the wise men who came to Bethlehem: King Hormizdah of Persia, King Yazdegerd of Saba and King Perozadh of Shelba. A ...

M is for magi. And Messiah. It’s also for Matthew, as in the Gospel of. This mnemonic device helps people remember a detail of the Christian nativity story. Matthew’s gospel includes the story of the ...

An updated translation of the Bible that focuses on gender inclusivity will drop “wise men” in favor of “magi” in the Christmas story of the Gospel of Matthew, according to preview excerpts. The New ...