Or frankincense for that matter? Hell! Now that I think about it, what use does a baby have for gold?
Is it just me, or did the three quote-unquote "wise" men have absolutely NO clue as to what was an appropriate gift for a newborn baby?
Actually Frankincense and Myrrh were what was typically offered to pagan gods in ritual.
The story of Jesus is largely based on pagan roots.
-scotgirl: you make me laugh -you tie obscure symbolic meanings not specifically mentioned to a gift and you deny the fact the pagans commonly used these specific spices as offerings in rituals during this time period.
I’ll tell you something you probably don’t know as well- most historians believe the 3 "wise" men to be pagan astrologers. The idea that Jesus had to be born on an auspicious night astronomically gives more credit to the story in the eyes of the (superstitious) ancients.
March 28th, 2010 at 11:35 am
Perhaps they were not good gifts for a baby, but they were excellent gifts for a king. Thanks for asking.
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March 28th, 2010 at 12:25 pm
Actually Frankincense and Myrrh were what was typically offered to pagan gods in ritual.
The story of Jesus is largely based on pagan roots.
-scotgirl: you make me laugh -you tie obscure symbolic meanings not specifically mentioned to a gift and you deny the fact the pagans commonly used these specific spices as offerings in rituals during this time period.
I’ll tell you something you probably don’t know as well- most historians believe the 3 "wise" men to be pagan astrologers. The idea that Jesus had to be born on an auspicious night astronomically gives more credit to the story in the eyes of the (superstitious) ancients.
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March 28th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
Should have gave him a pack of Pampers, eh?
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March 28th, 2010 at 1:17 pm
Myrrh was the only one of the gifts Baby Jesus could say the name of.
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March 28th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
These men were bringing gifts that were for a king, which Jesus was/is. It was one of the ingredients in holy anointing oil.
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March 28th, 2010 at 2:17 pm
Agreed. They were gifts to the King of Kings.
Interesting enough i just noted from most recent research that the three wise men were from Iraq.
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March 28th, 2010 at 2:29 pm
First, no one knows how many wise men visited.
The gifts had spiritually symbolic meanings. Gold for a king, frankincense for Deity, and myrrh was used in the anointing at death.
Additionally they were very expensive. Maybe Joseph used these gifts to fund the family’s flight to Egypt, or he started an educational trust fund for Jesus. No one knows for sure.
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Anomaly rising: Actually, that’s not at all true. If you did some research on this matter, you’d find that there is no original source documentation that shows any similarity between Jesus and any pagan deity. It’s all over the internet, sure, what it is NOT "all over" is in evidence.
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