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Mystery of the Magi : the quest to identify the three wise men / Dwight Longenecker.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Longenecker, Dwight, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Magi.
- Local Subjects:
- Magi.
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 212 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : Regnery Publishing, [2017]
- Summary:
- The Magi of nativity scenes are romanticized as well-dressed wisemen bringing gifts to Jesus. Traditional Christians tell of a miraculous star that guided exotic kings from Persia, India and Africa. Academics dismiss both accounts as no more than a pious legend.
- Contents:
- The three wise men: facts or fairy tale
- Is the Bible true?
- Matthew: man of history
- Fantastic flights of fantasy
- Sages and stargazers
- The riddle of the Nabateans
- The Middle Eastern melting pot
- Prophecies or predictions?
- The herod connection
- The three treasures
- The star of Bethlehem
- Wise men from the east
- What happened to the wise men?
- Why does it matter?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781621576297
- 1621576299
- OCLC:
- 1002211618
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