While there are some people who are skeptical about the existence of the magi, a Bible expert has revealed that the three wise men who visited baby Jesus were real and belonged to the Nabatean Kingdom.
Although they don’t openly discuss it, some Bible scholars are skeptical about the magi, classifying them as a myth comparable to Santa Claus. However, according to Fr. Dwight Longenecker, author of the “Mystery of the Magi-The Quest to Identify the Three Wise Men,” there is no questioning that the three wise men were real and Biblical accounts of their existence, especially in the book of Matthew chapter 2 verses 1-12, are supported by history.
Fr. Longenecker believes that the three wise men, collectively known as the magi in the first Christmas story, were diplomats from the neighboring kingdom of the Nabatea, which was centered at the famous city of Petra. Upon researching on geography, ancient history, archeology, religion, and culture of the Roman Empire at the time of the birth of Christ, Fr. Longenecker established that the Nabatean king Aretas IV at that time had all the good reasons why he wanted to forge an alliance with King Herod…
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