The magi : Gentiles or Jews?

Sim, David C.

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dc.contributor.upauthor	Sim, David C.
dc.date.accessioned	2011-01-11T07:39:54Z
dc.date.available	2011-01-11T07:39:54Z
dc.date.issued	1999
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dc.description.abstract	From the second century onwards the Christian tradition has almost without exception accepted that the magi in Matthew's infancy narrative were Gentiles, and this view also completely dominates modern Matthean studies. Yet this identification of the magi as Gentiles is built upon a number of unconvincing arguments, which fail to stand up to closer scrutiny. A re-assessment of the evidence reveals that the evangelist did not stipulate the racial origins of the magi. They may have been Gentiles, but it is equally plausible that they were Jews.	en
dc.description.uri	http://explore.up.ac.za/record=b1001341	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Sim, DC 1999, 'The magi : Gentiles or Jews?', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 55, no. 4, pp. 980-1000.	en
dc.identifier.issn	0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/15635
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria	en_US
dc.rights	Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria	en_US
dc.subject	Christian tradition	en
dc.subject	Matthew	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Magi	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Infancy narratives (Gospels)	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Bible -- N.T. -- Matthew -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Gentiles in the New Testament	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Jews in the New Testament	en
dc.title	The magi : Gentiles or Jews?	en
dc.type	Article	en