366: The “Myth” of the Magi—Father Dwight Longenecker

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How reliable Matthew is as an historian
Why describing the Magi a function of myth doesn’t not take away from their historicity
How the colorful additions (Caspar? Melchior? Balthasar? Camels?) to the biblical story arose
The multiple meanings of “the East” for the Jewish people
How the arrival and worship of the Magi set the Incarnation onto an international setting
How to see the accretions of the Magi part of the story with Santa Claus and the original story of St. Nicholas

Resources recommended in this episode:

Mystery of the Magi: The Quest to Identify the Three Wise Men by Dwight Longenecker
More Christianity by Dwight Longenecker
Life of Christ by Fulton J. Sheen
The Day Christ Was Born by Jim Bishop

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