2006-11-27 04:37:23 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Larry Curly and Moe! Nyuk nyuk nyuk.
2006-11-27 04:40:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The Bible does not specify how many wise men there were... only that "there were wise men who came from the east." The reason why there were thought to be 3 wise men was because there were 3 gifts given:
Myrrh - used in the annointing of a priest (He was to be our
great High Priest)
Gold - the traditional gift given to kings (He is the King of
kings and Lord of lords)
Frankensense - used to annoint those who have died (He was
born to die as a ransom for many)
How "coincedental" that these wise guys were smart enough to bring such appropriate gifts.... hmm... I wonder how they knew?
2006-11-27 12:46:35 · answer #2 · answered by Bud 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Christian tradition the Magi, also known as the Three Wise Men, The Three Kings, or Kings from the east, are Zoroastrian judicial astrologers or magi from Ancient Persia who according to the Gospel of Matthew came "from the east to Jerusalem", to worship the Infant Jesus, whom they describe as the Christ "born King of the Jews". According to Matthew, they followed a star, and as they approached Jerusalem, Herod tried to trick them into revealing where Jesus was so he could be put to death. Upon finding Jesus, the magi gave him an unspecified number of gifts, amongst which are three highly symbolic ones.
The Magi were then warned in dreams that revealed Herod's true deadly intentions for the child and decided to return home by a different route in order to thwart them. This prompted Herod to resort to killing all the young children in Bethlehem in an act called the Massacre of the Innocents to attempt to eliminate a rival heir to his throne, although Jesus' family had escaped to Egypt beforehand.
The story of the nativity in Matthew glorifies Jesus, likens him to Moses, and shows his life as fulfilling prophecy. Most Bible scholars consider this nativity story to be an invention of early Christians, but some maintain its historicity.
2006-11-27 12:44:44 · answer #3 · answered by heatheer 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The three wise men were in fact astrologers. They were following signs in the heavens that pointed to where they would find Jesus. King Herod employed them to find out where he was so that he could kill him. Herod was told that there would be a new king born, so he decided to kill all the little boys under the age of 2.
2006-11-27 12:46:08 · answer #4 · answered by champion of the underdog 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's religious shorthand for having it both ways. Essentially it says superstitious practices such as astrology and divination don't work, BUT, if they DID work, they would obviously not miss this crucial cosmic event. Matthew was implying that even stupid heathens with their pseudoscience, voodoo and charms could recognize a sure bet when pious scholars among God's own people could not. (Rather rude actually.)
2006-11-27 12:55:13 · answer #5 · answered by skepsis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh, you mean the three wise men who took Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut Pizza and a television set to the parents.
2006-11-27 12:41:49 · answer #6 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
very similar to the way reincarnations of past Llamas are found.As Jesus spent time in India and there is alot of evidence that he died there ,this may be the explanation.
2006-11-27 12:39:38 · answer #7 · answered by Paul I 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hey, don't forget Frankenstein and Merv. What the heck were they doing there with them.
2006-11-27 12:41:12 · answer #8 · answered by Bran McMuffin 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
traveling amway salesmen
2006-11-27 12:38:55 · answer #9 · answered by jen1981everett 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Hahahhahahahahahahaha
LMAO dude....
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shadowgirl
2006-11-27 12:39:29 · answer #10 · answered by Mr. T, formerly known as Shadow. 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋