The Magi in Aramaic-Syriac Tradition - Lecture (3)
Fri, Jan 03
|Zoom - 12:00 PM - ET
When Christians look at a biblical text today, they typically look at it from a Greco-Roman-Western worldview that has dominated the church for many centuries. From A Greek Mindset - That is good in many aspects. But it is only one point of view, the Standard point of view of the west.
Time & Location
Jan 03, 2025, 7:00 PM GMT+2
Zoom - 12:00 PM - ET
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About the event
Lecture 3: The Magi and Their Journey to the King
Content Focus:
The Magi in the Aramaic tradition: exploring their identity as scholars of the East.
The symbolic meaning of the gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh in the Syriac liturgical tradition.
The journey of the Magi and their representation in the Syriac hymns and commentaries.
Insights from Aramaic texts on the star of Bethlehem as a divine sign of Christ’s kingship.  Eastern—can and should coexist