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1 | WHERE DID MAGI'S COME FROM? | Bible general Archive 1 | PYLE | 538 | ||
WHERE DID THE MAGI'S THAT PRESENTED THE LORD GIFTS CAME FROM, AND WHAT WAS THEIR RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND? | ||||||
2 | WHERE DID MAGI'S COME FROM? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ric | 564 | ||
I had to look this one up, I never thought about that question before. Good question PYLE! ............................ MAGI (Gr. magoi). Originally a religious caste among the Persians. Their devotion to astrology, divination, and the interpretation of dreams led to an extension in the meaning of the word, and by the first century B.C. the terms "magi" and "Chaldean" were applied generally to fortune tellers and the exponents of esoteric religious cults throughout the Mediterranean world. Magus or "sorcerer" is the name given to Simon (Acts 8:9), Bar-Jesus (13:6), and Elymas (13:8). The "wise men from the East" (Matt 2) are often referred to as "the Magi." Nothing is known of their land of origin, but it is a likely theory that they came from Arabia Felix (Southern Arabia). Astrology was practiced there, and a tradition of Israelite messianic expectation may have survived in the region since the days of the Queen of Sheba. Early legend connects Southern Arabia with Solomon's Israel, but the legend of "the Three Kings" is late and medieval. (NIV Bible Dictionary) |
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3 | Were the Magi Kings? | Bible general Archive 1 | Songbirdca | 46127 | ||
How did the Magi of Matthew 2, come to be known as kings if they were merely fortune tellers? I'd be very interested to know the answer. | ||||||
4 | Were the Magi Kings? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 46135 | ||
Greetings Songbirdca, It is very possible that the magi have been "glorified" through the handing down of tradition. "..wise men from the East. The number of wise men is not given. The traditional notion that there were 3 stems from the number of gifts they brought. These were not kings, but Magi, magicians or astrologers- possibly Zoroastrian wise men from Persia whose knowledge of the Hebrew Scriptures could be traced back to the time of Daniel (cf. Daniel 5:11)." (1) Blessings to you, Makarios (1) MacArthur Study Bible, 1997, Word Publishing, John MacArthur, Author and General Editor |
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5 | Were the Magi Kings? | Bible general Archive 1 | Burning Bush | 46136 | ||
SONGBIRDCA, THIS IS BURNING BUSH. MY ANSWER TO MAGI IS AS FOLLOWS ---O.T. JER.39:3,13 CHEIF AMOUNG MAGI BUT THE UPPER VERSE HAS BEEN TRANSLATED"GREAT PRINCE". WHEN YOU GO TO PS68:30,32-72:10,ISA49:7,60:3,10 REGARD THEM AS KINGS. EARLY ACCOUNT BELIEVE THE MAGI TO BE THE FIRST GENTILE WORSHIPERS OF CHRIST. | ||||||