The magi : Gentiles or Jews?

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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
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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


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