The magi: Gentiles or Jews?
From the second century onwards the Chrisian tradition has almost without exception accepted that the magi in Matthew's infancy narrative were Gentiles, and this view also completely dominates modern Matthean studies. Yet this idenification of the magi as Gentiles is built upon a number of unco...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1999
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Hervormde teologiese studies
Year: 1999, Volume: 55, Issue: 4, Pages: 980-1000 |
| Further subjects: | B
Philosophers
B Theology B Practical Theology B Ministers of Religion B Ancient Semitic and Classical Languages B Aspects of Religious Studies B Theologians B Netherdutch Reformed Church B Scholars B Sociology and Ethics B Philosophy |
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| Summary: | From the second century onwards the Chrisian tradition has almost without exception accepted that the magi in Matthew's infancy narrative were Gentiles, and this view also completely dominates modern Matthean studies. Yet this idenification of the magi as Gentiles is built upon a number of unconvincing arguments, which fail to stand up to closer scrutiny. A re-assessment of the evidence reveals that the evangelist did not sipulate the racial origins of the magi. They may have been Gentiles, but it is equally plausible that they were Jews. |
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| ISSN: | 0259-9422 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Hervormde teologiese studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.4102/hts.v55i4.1660 |