Re: Christmas Question

Doink wrote: 
Tell me wise scholar, what is your basis for that statement?

Doink


"Scott Miller" <jsfmiller@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:dmr0pt$12d5$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

In all likelihood, Matthew made up the story in an attempt to convince his audience (learned rabbis) that the Messiah they had been looking for was the one Matthew himself believed in.

Research conducted in writing scripts on the possible interpretations for the planetarium I work for. One need only see how often within Matthew's gospel he attempts to make connections between old testament prophesies, even those not directly connected to the coming of a messiah, to understand he was trying to make a case before those that needed convincing the most. That would be the Jewish leaders, primarily the rabbis. The conclusion of many biblical scholars is that the story is probably a myth, one including a stellar component because that was a symbol accompanying the lives of other great men known at the time - Julius Caesar and Alexander the Great being just two with astronomical "signs" of their greatness.
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