The reigning king, Herod, knows nothing of the birth of this ... they departed for their country by another way.” These Wise Men are walking differently now. They are not going home by the ...

Despite being accused of murdering his own wife, children and countless other innocents, King Herod is still known as 'the ...

The reigning king, Herod, knows nothing of the birth of this ... they departed for their country by another way.” These Wise Men are walking differently now. They are not going home the same ...

the ruler attempts to find and kill the baby after hearing that the “King of the Jews” has just been born. Tricked by the Magi, the wise men whom Herod had sent to determine where the infant ...

In the western Christian version of the nativity story, three men from distant lands ... to pay homage to him’.” The Herod here is the infamous Judaean king and Roman vassal of biblical ...

Rather, it takes them to Jerusalem, center of the Jewish world, to King Herod. However, unconsciously, these wise men from the nations also challenge the Jews in Jerusalem. In a special way ...

The stories of Jesus’ birth are stories of travel. In the Gospel of Luke, Mary and Joseph travel through the national territory, from Nazareth in Jewish Galilee to Bethlehem in Jewish Judea.

And the word used to describe the wise men, magoi ... The other significant character in Matthew’s tale is King Herod, the local Judean ruler, a puppet of the Romans. Herod’s reaction to ...

the ruler attempts to find and kill the baby after hearing that the “King of the Jews” has just been born. Tricked by the Magi, the wise men whom Herod had sent to determine where the infant was, a ...

the ruler attempts to find and kill the baby after hearing that the “King of the Jews” has just been born. Tricked by the Magi, the wise men whom Herod had sent to determine where the infant ...