Sunday, Jan. 8, is the Epiphany of the Lord. Mass readings: Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13; Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12. In this Gospel we follow the Magi in their journey of ...

Is there any historical basis to the story of the Three Wise Men found in Matthew 2:1-13? Modern scholarship would say No, and move on to a discussion of its legendary quality, use of familiar motifs ...

On Jan. 6, many Christians celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany, when the infant Christ was revealed to the visiting wise men — the Magi — as God made man. Although Gospel accounts of the Nativity do ...

The Bible story says that wise men came seeking Jesus after his birth. A bumper sticker says “Wise men still seek him.” Another bumper sticker should say “Wise men still disobey kings.” Because the ...

When Jesus therefore was born in Bethlehem of Juda, in the days of king Herod, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem. Saying, Where is he that is born king of the Jews? For we have ...

The biblical account of the Magi has all the features of a great story: exotic guests, astral phenomena, gifts, a complicated journey, a fearsome and evil king, and a prophetic dream. It is also a ...

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have ...

Potts is the Plummer Professor of Christian Morals at Harvard Divinity School and the Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church at Harvard University. His new book is Forgiveness: An Alternative Account ...

(RNS) — Here at the end of the Christmas season, the Gospel of Matthew becomes a horror story. For Protestant preachers in the U.S. who follow the Revised Common Lectionary, the Gospel reading for the ...