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Baza
New Member
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 12/17/2002 : 13:35:59
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In my part of the world, our local Archbishop is causing a little bit of a controversy saying that, for example, the three wise men were agents of Herod trying to find new born sons. Does anyone if this is a widely held theory?
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Tokyodreamer
SFN Regular
USA
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Posted - 12/17/2002 : 13:58:31 [Permalink]
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What's the controversy? It says it pretty plainly:
From Matthew:
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2:7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
2:8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
2:9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
2:10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
2:11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh.
2:12 And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
Ask your Archbishop why he thinks there were three wise men. Just a little aside that illustrates how the mainstream story is so totally removed from what the Bible actually says.  |
| Edited by - Tokyodreamer on 12/17/2002 13:59:34 |
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