How to Understand the Three Wise Men, Frankincense & Myrrh The story of the nativity is actually a blend of both the gospels of Luke and Matthew. They reveal the significance of the gifts carried ...

The Nativity story of the ... in The Journey of the Magi, W.R. Rodgers ‘priest and poet, invites us to take a risk’ and to follow the wise men in their ‘perilous, touch and go’ journey.

Around him, shepherds, animals, angels and three wise men ... "magi" are — is mentioned nowhere. Yet this is the scene we see, in every crèche, in every school play, in every biblical movie.

The Magi are the famous “Three Wise Men” of Christmas nativity fame. Only they didn’t come to Christ’s birth, there is no evidence they were kings, and there probably weren’t three of them!

The Nativity story of the Wise Men and their star-guided journey ... music and poetry. The Magi remain a familiar and enduringly enigmatic presence in stories about the first Christmas and ...