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Christmas Mythology IV: Matthew’s Christmas Story
Matthew 2’s Christmas story, no part of which is found elsewhere in the New Testament, contains some of our most dramatic and enduring Christmas images: the magi following a moving star to visit and venerate the young child and future king … Continue reading
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Tagged Balaam, birth of the hero, Christ, Christmas, flight to Egypt, Ignatius of Antioch, Jesus, Magi, massacre of the innocents, Matthew, star of the east, Tiridates
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