The Kingmakers Come Calling (Matthew 2)

About this episode

The episode challenges common assumptions about the Nativity story by examining Matthew 2 and Luke 2.

Share a comment Everyone “knows” the Nativity story, until you slow down and read what Matthew 2 and Luke 2 actually say. We challenge two of the biggest Christmas assumptions: that there were three wise men and that they arrived at the stable on the night Jesus was born. Once the text sets the timeline, the story becomes sharper, more dramatic, and more personal than any postcard version. We walk through the identity of the Magi from the East, their influence, and why their arrival in Jerus...

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Host: Stephen Davey

Topics covered

• Nativity story
• wise men
• Christmas assumptions
• Magi
• timeline
• identity

Keywords

• Nativity
• wise men
• Magi
• Christmas
• Matthew 2
• Luke 2
• timeline
• assumptions

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Books & works: Matthew 2, Luke 2

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