Talk:Biblical Magi
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Shouldn't it be noted that Jesus couldn't have been an infant at the time of the magi visit?
See Above ~2026-52076-95 (talk) 03:23, 27 September 2026 (UTC)
- ??? What do you mean by "infant"? The article says, fairly near the top: "The text specifies no interval between the birth and the visit, and artistic depictions and the closeness of the traditional dates of December 25 and January 6 encourage the popular assumption that the visit took place the same winter as the birth, but later traditions varied, with the visit taken as occurring up to two winters later. This maximum interval explained Herod's command at Matthew 2:16–18 that the Massacre of the Innocents included boys up to two years old. Some more recent commentators, not tied to the traditional feast days, suggest a variety of intervals.[16]" Johnbod (talk) 12:46, 27 September 2026 (UTC)