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captainlezbian@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

It’s supposed to be strange. The magi are mystic wizened men (magi are zoroastrian priests) come to give a poor child gifts fit for a prince, specifically ones related to death. Because they saw his birth in the stars. It’s a weird story, but it’s supposed to be weird. It’s about reinforcing that Jesus was destined from birth to die a king. Also it should be noted that king of kings is a title used by both Jesus and Iranian emperors.

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