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Matthew 2:8 is the eighth verse of the second chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. The magi have informed King Herod that they had seen portents showing the birth of the King of the Jews. After consulting with the leading Jewish religious figures Herod sends the magi to find the infant.
Powell, Mark Allan. "The Magi as Wise Men: Re-examining a Basic Supposition." New Testament Studies. Vol. 46, 2000. Schweizer, Eduard. The Good News According to Matthew. Atlanta: John Knox Press, 1975. Trexler, Richard C. Journey of the Magi: Meanings in History of a Christian Story. Princeton University Press, 1997.
Matthew 2 is the second chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.It describes the events after the birth of Jesus, the visit of the magi and the attempt by King Herod to kill the infant messiah, Joseph and his family's flight into Egypt, and their later return to live in Israel, settling in Nazareth.
Matthew 2:1 is the first verse of the second chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.The previous verse ends with Jesus being named by his father.This verse marks the clear start of a new narrative, although the use of a quotation from Isaiah 7:14 in Matthew 1:23 is also reflected in the use of four Old Testament quotations in chapter 2.
Pages in category "Biblical Magi in the New Testament" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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The work is largely an expansion of the story of the Adoration of the Magi found in the Gospel of Matthew.Modern scholars have divided the work into 32 short chapters: a short 2-chapter prologue; a first-person plural account of the Magi's journey in chapters 3–27; and an epilogue in chapters 28–32 where Judas Thomas visits Shir afterward as part of his missionary work to the East.