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| Date: 6/12/2003 11:16:00 AM From Authorid: 62183 what about the tooth fairy? wher'd that come from? |
Date: 6/12/2003 1:46:00 PM
From Authorid: 3125
There are many things added by the Catholics that are not found in God's Word. As in this case, they have all been added over the years from sources outside the Bible.  |
Date: 6/12/2003 4:52:00 PM
From Authorid: 45367
They didn't see Jesus for awhile because although they started the night he was born, we know it was long journey to Bethlehem.  |
Date: 6/12/2003 4:59:00 PM
From Authorid: 19092
And the Easter Bunny????  |
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Date: 6/12/2003 5:00:00 PM
From Authorid: 19092
And my mom always said "A little bird told me" what's with that??? |
Date: 6/12/2003 6:41:00 PM
From Authorid: 10798
You're absolutely right my friend.  |
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Date: 6/12/2003 7:29:00 PM
From Authorid: 19092
There's that little bird now^^^ |
Date: 6/13/2003 11:49:00 PM
From Authorid: 15319
Interesting KC...I have my '1001 ways to cook a Song Bird' book right over here.  |
Date: 6/14/2003 4:55:00 AM
From Authorid: 24924
Matthew's story of the Star and the Magi even to the language itself, was borrowed from the writings of the Persian's; Luke's story of Celestial visitors was taken from Pagan mythology. "Came from the East"? That would have been Persia? India? If they were from Arabia; that would be from the South.  |
Date: 6/15/2003 4:40:00 PM
From Authorid: 41067
I guess camels would have come as that would have been the logical method of travel for anyone crossing a large expanse of land, whether for riding or carrying supplies.  |
| Date: 6/16/2003 12:09:00 AM From Authorid: 55399 hmm interesting theory |
Date: 6/16/2003 4:58:00 PM
From Authorid: 28989
"Magi," the original word for the wise men (which is a rough translation of "magi" is actually a reference to Zoroastrian priests, who came from Persia. Zoroastrian prophecy also spoke of a Messiah-like figure who was supposed to show up around the time of Christ.  |
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Date: 6/16/2003 5:26:00 PM
From Authorid: 28989
To be more specific, the Greek word used in the gospel is "magoi," which derives from the Persian word for priest or astrologer. The word "magi" was used by Persians to describe Zoroastrian priests, so it's still kind of vague whether or not they really were Persian, though Persia is in the east in relation to Bethlehem. The gifts they bore, however, were from the south, possibly from Yemen or Arabia. The following is a quote from a Website discussing the origin of the magi: "Zoroastrians are rather proud of their presence in Christian story, even if their Magi adore a Christian God-incarnation. Unlike Christians and Jews, Zoroastrians have almost always been tolerant of other religions (except for the evil-doing daeva-worshippers in the Gathas, and during the Sassanian Persian Empire). As Dr. Jahanian says in his article, "So, it appears, the Zoroastrians were the first to recognize the birth of Jesus Christ." This sacred story thus gathers together elements from three great monotheistic religious traditions. Hannah M.G. Shapero Ushtavaiti http://www.sullivan-county.com/z/3magi.htm |
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Date: 6/16/2003 5:43:00 PM
From Authorid: 28989
One more note: I didn't mean to call Christians and Jews intolerant; that was in the quote by Hannah Shapero. I kind of missed seeing that when I pasted it in. |
Date: 8/12/2010 11:38:00 AM
From Authorid: 63026
Jesus was not a baby when they visited him....He was a toddler  |
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