Christmas and the Three Wise Men, Re: [Web4lib] December Highlights and Holidays

[Chris Tinney]

Christmas and the Three Wise Men

The Archbishop of Canterbury,
Rowan Williams, has given his view
that the story of the three wise
men, coming from the east, who
followed the star to Bethlehem
is nothing more than a legend.

Theophrastus [372-288/7 B.C.],
the disciple of Aristotle,
mentions that:  "Among the
plants that grow in Arabia,
Syria and India the aromatic
plants are somewhat exceptional
and distinct from the plants of
other lands; for instance,
frankincense, myrrh, cassia,
opobalsam, cinnamon and all
other such plants," as noted
in Greek and Latin Authors
on Jews and Judaism, Vol. I,
page 15, # 7. . . . The wise
men from the east who came
into the house where Jesus
the Christ lived as a young
child (St. Matthew, 2:1-11),
saw Him 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.

Jesus was approximately, a child
aged 1-2 years old, at the time
of the visit of the wise men.
Gold was sent annually to the
Temple at Jerusalem, from communal
contributions, suggesting the
wise men from the east came as
legal and lawful representatives
from Syria, Arabia, India or beyond.
http://www.academic-genealogy.com/tingeo1.htm

Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year

Tom Tinney, Sr. and Family
Family Genealogy & History
Internet Education Directory
http://www.academic-genealogy.com/
Regional Genealogy and Local
History Research: Local History
and Genealogy Portals to the World.
http://www.academic-genealogy.com/regionalgenealogy.htm

Carole Bos <bosc at gvsu.edu> wrote:  During December we recall numerous world events: Napoleon's 1804 coronation; the Wright Brothers' first powered flight; the first performance of "Peter Pan" (in 1904) and the attack on Pearl Harbor. Learn the details of those, and other events, in this summary of December Highlights. 
http://www.awesomestories.com/Newsletters/December%20Highlights%20at%20AwesomeStories.htm 

Explore a story about the real St Nicholas, born in Patara (today's Turkey) in the third century. Also learn about Hanukkah (the Jewish Festival of Lights), Eid-ul-Adha (the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice celebrated in late December this year) and Kwanzaa (commemorating African heritage).

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Carole Bos
Dean's Advisory Board
Grand Valley State University
bosc at gvsu.edu




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