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* - Who were the "magi"? | * - Who were the "magi"? | ||
* - The ancient Greek text of Matthew mention: "Magi" in a Matthew chapter two. The Magi were (In antiquity speaking) a class of a heredity priesthood of the Medes (an Iranian peoples). Their religious beliefs and practices have been associated with ancient Iranian religious belief systems. The term "magi" also occurs in the Hebrew Scriptures predating the Christian-era too. In '''Jeremiah 39:3, 13''', it mentions an individual named Nergal-Sharezer who held the title of: Rab′mag (chief Magi), the footnote in 2013 revised edition of The New World Translation of the Holy scriptures states it also rendered alternatively as: “the chief magician (astrologer).” The term can broken up into two parts: Rab (Meaning: chief, think of title Rabbi) + Mag (Magi/magician). Since Nergal-Sharezer the Rab-Mag (Chief of the magi) was a Babylonian 'prince' (the term for an official of the Babylonian royal court) is therefore evident the term isn't therefore necessary strictly limited in either Hebrew-Aramaic or Christian Koine Greek languages to a particular Iranian religious chaste | * - The ancient Greek text of Matthew mention: "Magi" in a Matthew chapter two. The Magi were (In antiquity speaking) a class of a heredity priesthood of the Medes (an Iranian peoples). Their religious beliefs and practices have been associated with ancient Iranian religious belief systems. The term "magi" also occurs in the Hebrew Scriptures predating the Christian-era too. In '''Jeremiah 39:3, 13''', it mentions an individual named Nergal-Sharezer who held the title of: Rab′mag (chief Magi), the footnote in 2013 revised edition of The New World Translation of the Holy scriptures states it also rendered alternatively as: “the chief magician (astrologer).” The term can broken up into two parts: Rab (Meaning: chief, think of title Rabbi) + Mag (Magi/magician). Since Nergal-Sharezer the Rab-Mag (Chief of the magi) was a Babylonian 'prince' (the term for an official of the Babylonian royal court) is therefore evident the term isn't therefore necessary strictly limited to in either the Hebrew-Aramaic or Christian Koine Greek languages to a particular Iranian religious chaste. However, it should noted these men ca" | ||
* - '''See:''' | * - '''See:''' | ||
* - ('''http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magi''') | * - ('''http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magi''') | ||
* - ('''http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_Magi''') | * - ('''http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_Magi''') | ||
* - ('''http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adoration_of_the_Magi''') | * - ('''http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adoration_of_the_Magi''') | ||
* - ('''http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthian_Empire''') | |||
* - ('''http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Indo-Iranian_religion''') | * - ('''http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Indo-Iranian_religion''') | ||
* - ('''http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyotish''') | * - ('''http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyotish''') | ||
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"from the East." | "from the East." | ||
Although some (e.g., ...) has proposed the men could have came from the Yemen-Oman area which is techinally eastwards of the land of Israel, in my humble opinion it does not seem likely, as same gospel writer (Matthew) describes the Queen of the land Sheba (Yemen-Oman area) as "Queen of the South" in '''Matthew 12:42'''. There from a Hebraic perspective it seems that the Yemen-Omam area would have been more chacterized by it dominant Southward nature then it techinally being a bit east of the land of Israel. | Although some (e.g., ...) has proposed the men could have came from the Yemen-Oman area which is techinally eastwards of the land of Israel, in my humble opinion it does not seem likely, as same gospel writer (Matthew) describes the Queen of the land Sheba (Yemen-Oman area) as "Queen of the South" in '''Matthew 12:42'''. | ||
Franz Delitzch (1877-1889) Hebrew text: "" "Queen of Teiman" | |||
There from a Hebraic perspective it seems that the Yemen-Omam area would have been more chacterized by it dominant Southward nature then it techinally being a bit east of the land of Israel. | |||
== '''Hebrew, An Antidiluvian Language?'''' == | == '''Hebrew, An Antidiluvian Language?'''' == | ||
