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An ancient document found in the Vatican archives casts new light on the story of the Nativity and the Three Wise Men who came to offer gifts to the infant Jesus, according to researchers, reports the Times, in an article published in the Australian.

The Revelation of the Magi, reputedly a first-hand account of their journey to pay tribute to the son of God, only now has been translated from ancient Syriac.

Brent Landau, professor of religious studies at the University of Oklahoma, spent two years deciphering the fragile manuscript.

It is an eighth-century copy of a story first written down nearly half a millennium earlier, less than 100 years after the Gospel of Matthew, the original source of the Bible story.

The newly translated tale differs in major respects from Matthew's very brief account.

The Magi of the Bible have long been associated with Persian mystics, but those in The Revelation are from much farther afield - from the semi-mythical land of Shir, now associated with ancient China.

They are said to be the descendants of Seth, the third son of Adam, and to belong to a sect that believed in silent prayer.

Perhaps the biggest divergence from the traditional Nativity story is that according to The Revelation there were "scores" of Magi.

It gives a detailed account of their prayers and rituals.

The story relates that Seth passed down a prophecy that a star would appear that would signal the birth of God in human form. The Magi waited thousands of years until the day the star appeared.

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Perhaps the biggest divergence from the traditional Nativity story is that according to The Revelation there were "scores" of Magi.

It gives a detailed account of their prayers and rituals.

The story relates that Seth passed down a prophecy that a star would appear that would signal the birth of God in human form. The Magi waited thousands of years until the day the star appeared.
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Actually if you read Matthew 2 again (or for the first time) it doesn't say there were only 3 Magi, but they gave 3 types of gifts, Gold Frankincense and Myrrh.

The BIBLE actually says the ENTIRE CITY WAS TROUBLED by the arrival fo the Magi..... Jerusalem had an estimated population of +- 1,000,000 at any given time. For a city that large to be "troubled" means many more than 3 Magi asking for the directions to the Messiah! They traveled in large caravans back then so they could travel in safety.

It actually substantiates the story of the bible.
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Perhaps the biggest divergence from the traditional Nativity story is that according to The Revelation there were "scores" of Magi.

It gives a detailed account of their prayers and rituals.

The story relates that Seth passed down a prophecy that a star would appear that would signal the birth of God in human form. The Magi waited thousands of years until the day the star appeared.
 Quoting: christian


Actually if you read Matthew 2 again (or for the first time) it doesn't say there were only 3 Magi, but they gave 3 types of gifts, Gold Frankincense and Myrrh.

The BIBLE actually says the ENTIRE CITY WAS TROUBLED by the arrival fo the Magi..... Jerusalem had an estimated population of +- 1,000,000 at any given time. For a city that large to be "troubled" means many more than 3 Magi asking for the directions to the Messiah! They traveled in large caravans back then so they could travel in safety.

It actually substantiates the story of the bible.
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Agreed...It was always a multitude of Magi who came to bring gifts to the Christ child....
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The Magi were no more than the three Stars that make-up the constellation Orion's belt. And they follow the Star Sirius during the winter months. Christmas is just a Pagan ritual for observing the winter Solstice, or the start of winter.

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Fuck off you christian cunt. Grow up and stop believing in father christmas.

Christians make me sick. The most despicable people I have ever met have been christians. That's not to say other religions don't have their zealots. just that I've never met them.

Religion is just another form of fascist dictatorship. Fuck christmas and fuck you. Cretin!
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What a POS
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Fuck off you christian cunt. Grow up and stop believing in father christmas.

Christians make me sick. The most despicable people I have ever met have been christians. That's not to say other religions don't have their zealots. just that I've never met them.

Religion is just another form of fascist dictatorship. Fuck christmas and fuck you. Cretin!
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What a POS
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Yup....!!
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Perhaps the biggest divergence from the traditional Nativity story is that according to The Revelation there were "scores" of Magi.

It gives a detailed account of their prayers and rituals.

The story relates that Seth passed down a prophecy that a star would appear that would signal the birth of God in human form. The Magi waited thousands of years until the day the star appeared.
 Quoting: christian


Actually if you read Matthew 2 again (or for the first time) it doesn't say there were only 3 Magi, but they gave 3 types of gifts, Gold Frankincense and Myrrh.

The BIBLE actually says the ENTIRE CITY WAS TROUBLED by the arrival fo the Magi..... Jerusalem had an estimated population of +- 1,000,000 at any given time. For a city that large to be "troubled" means many more than 3 Magi asking for the directions to the Messiah! They traveled in large caravans back then so they could travel in safety.

It actually substantiates the story of the bible.
 Quoting: S.O.S.


Agreed...It was always a multitude of Magi who came to bring gifts to the Christ child....
 Quoting: christian

Well they came with a caravan....family livestock...and all the good stuff...it almost has a exodus nostalgia to it..
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