(July 23, 2018 at 10:04 am)Mister Agenda Wrote: Because God just didn't have enough information to start them heading towards Bethlehem until his son was actually born? Was he afraid Jesus was going to be a preemie that didn't survive? Or do you just not believe in prophecy?Both.. Apparently, "god" is so useless that he was unable to send the star two years in advance. Or he/she/it/housecat was unsure if it would work.
In any event, let's just cite what the bible actually says. From Matthew...
Quote:In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, "Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage." When King Herod heard this, he was frightened and all Jerusalem with him; and calling together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born. They told him, "In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it has been written by the prophet: 'And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who is to shepherd my people Israel.'" Then Herod secretly called for the wise men and learned from them the exact time when the star had appeared. Then he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, "Go and search diligently for the child; and when you have found him, bring me word so that I may also go and pay him homage." When they had heard the king, they set out; and there, ahead of them, went the star that they had seen at its rising, until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy. On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening their treasure chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they left for their own country by another path.Any mention of two years travelling? Nope. Couple that with them travelling by camel, you get a range of some seven thousand miles which is absurd. They could have come from Japan or the US at that rate. The two year thing is entirely made-up crap post facto.
Well let's compare with what Mark, Luke and John claim about that. Maybe there is some corroboration in those gospels. Nope. Nothing, not even the magi.
On top of that, the entire concept of "magi" was plagiarised directly from Zoroastrianism.
All of it is simply tacked on BS.
