The Journey of the Magi: Meanings in History of a Christian Story

by Richard C. Trexler

Book Overview

Matthew's Gospel reveals little about the three wealthy visitors said to have presented gifts to the infant Jesus. Yet hundreds of generations of Christians have embellished that image of the Three Kings or Magi for a myriad of social and political as well as spiritual purposes. Here Richard Trexler closely examines how this story has been interpreted and used throughout the centuries. Biblically, the Journey of the Magi presents a positive image...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691606293
• ISBN13: 9780691606293
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"