tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post449791797020148007..comments2024-03-28T08:41:39.614-07:00Comments on Winging It: Merry ChristMythsStanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04523232247971115247noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post-44893561018179551992015-12-26T06:36:21.871-07:002015-12-26T06:36:21.871-07:00It would be three gift types? "Then, opening ...It would be three gift types? "Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh." That would still fit.<br /><br />There is a difference between "learned" and "wise", between "knowledge" and "wisdom".<br /><br />And, seriously, quibbling on Christmas. How rude! Oh ... wait ... that's what my entire post was. Never mind.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523232247971115247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post-43869371941866886512015-12-25T23:56:22.603-07:002015-12-25T23:56:22.603-07:00"If four brought gold and six brought frankin...<i>"If four brought gold and six brought frankincense and another two brought myrrh, it would still be three gifts but clearly not three magi."</i><br /><br />No. It would be 12 gifts. If three people bought you the same gift, it would still be three gifts, just three of the same thing. <br /><br />The point stands, however. Twenty four dudes could have shown up with only three gifts between them, the cheap *%&#$!<br /><br />Also, wouldn't "learned" men be "wise" to some extent? Just quibbling for fun.<br />Marshal Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01054268632726520871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post-21572977141208122262015-12-25T08:12:14.927-07:002015-12-25T08:12:14.927-07:00Another interesting thing about the star which gui...Another interesting thing about the star which guided the Magi:<br /><br />Since it would take the Magi quite some time to get to Bethlehem, why couldn't the star have been to guide them BEFORE Jesus was born so as to lead them there by the time he was born? It doesn't say. It just says they came to Jerusalem to learn where Jesus was born, and suddenly as they leave Jerusalem they see the star again.<br /><br />And remember how long it was that Joseph & Mary were still in the area prior to the Magi arriving; it was 8 days before Jesus was circumcised, then later he was presented in the Temple, which by Lev. 12:2-8 would be 40 days after the birth. Most likely, Joseph and Mary were staying in the house of relatives (where initially the guest room was filled) all this time, and the Magi visited them there AFTER they had finished their 40 days and temple visit, because right after the visit by the Magi they were told to high-tail it out of there and they headed to Egypt.<br /><br />By the time Heron realized the Magi weren't returning he had to figure out when the star first appeared to determine the ages of children to wipe out. So if the star appeared early enough for the Magi to travel about 900 miles (a few months) plus the month-and-a-half after the temple visit, then Herod figured getting rid of all under 2 would cover the time.Glenn E. Chatfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04117405535707961903noreply@blogger.com