Appearing only once in the story of Jesus' birth, the wise men from the East made a lasting impression in the Christian imagination.

Brent Landau, a biblical scholar at the University of Texas at Austin, rediscovered the Syriac manuscript in the Vatican archives some years ago and became the first person to translate it to English ...

As the feast of the Epiphany on Jan. 6 approaches, we once again meet the mysterious Magi, bearing gold, frankincense and myrrh. Gregory Elder, a Redlands resident, is professor emeritus of history ...

“When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. When he called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born ...

The identities of the Three Wise Men may have finally been revealed by a biblical researcher who claims they may not have been three kings from the East after all. Research by the Associates for ...

Q&A with religious studies scholar Eric Vanden Eykel on the history, mystery, memes, and meaning of the wise men in the Book of Matthew. The answers, for many, are as easy to recall as the first line ...

The holiday commemorates the Feast of the Epiphany and the Biblical story of the day the three wise men, or Magi, visited baby Jesus in Bethlehem and brought him gifts. The Three Kings, from left, ...