The modern interpretation of chapter two of the Gospel of Matthew, which is the only part in which the story of the Magi comes out, considers this episode as a theological story. In ancient times, when someone wanted to express a theological idea, they would make up a story and put it under the cover of a famous person from Jewish antiquity. Matthew applies the story of the Magi to show that the Messiah is a universal Messiah. Matthew uses The Book of Numbers and the story of Moses to narrate this episode.
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Could Jesus be homosexual?
What was the office of Jesus?
Was Jesus a Jewish Nationalist?
Was Jesus a bigamist?
In what year was Jesus Christ really born?
Sociopolitical keys of Judea in the first century
Was Jesus of Nazareth born in Bethlehem?
Religious keys to 1st century Judaism that help us understand Jesus
What is the prevailing philosophical background in the first century?
Did Jesus have brothers?
Was Jesus married?
Was Jesus aware of his death?
Did Jesus know how to read and write?
Was Jesus a healer?
What aspects of Christianity appear in previous pagan traditions?
What is the origin of Christmas?
What do we know about the lost years of Jesus?
Was the Virgin a myth that came from older cultures?
What do we know about the Virgin Mary?
What do we really know about the figure of Judas and his suicide?
