Almost every child in the Western world knows about The Three Kings or Three Wise Men also referred to as The Biblical Magi . But very few people know that they were Persian/Zoroastrian astronomers. In the second chapter of the Gospel of Matthew, it says that they traveled from the East to worship Jesus at his birth. They followed a star that led them to Jesus. In Christianity, in the Roman Catholic Church, The Three Kings are venerated as saints. They are celebrated with the Apparition of the Lord (Epiphany) on 6th January, the same as in the evangelical churches, as Epiphany of the Wise. But did you know the Three Kings were religious scholars known as the Magi - revered Persian/Zoroastrian astronomers and astrologists? They studied the stars and planets, interpreting the meaning behind cosmic events.
The earliest and most credible report on “The Three Kings” is written in the second chapter of the Gospel of Matthew 2:12, in the context of the story of the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem. It tells the story of the veneration of the new-born by the Magicians from the East. It says: After Jesus was born in Bethlehem at the time of King Herod, the Three Magicians from the East led by the Star of Bethlehem came to Jerusalem and asked: Where is the new-born, the new King of the Jews? We saw his star rise and have come to pay homage to him.
And then they entered the house, fell down and worshipped him, and when they had opened their treasures, they presented him gifts: such as gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
But in reality, the word Magi is the plural of Latin word magus, borrowed from Greek, this again derived from Old Persian magus. The term refers to the Persian priestly caste of Zoroastrianism. So the word Magi itself is a Persian word for astronomers. As part of their religion, these priests paid particular attention to the stars and gained an international reputation for Astrology, which at that time was highly regarded as a Science. They came to Bethlehem following a comet which apparently appeared in the sky around the time Jesus was borne!
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