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long before Jacob her husband descended into Egypt! St.
Matthew, who alone among all the ancient archivists and his-
torians knows this event, does not tell us what the impressions
of King Caspar and his astrologers after their visit of pil-
grimage to the manger of Bethlehem were. Were they con-
vinced that the son of Mary was a king, or were they not?
If they were persuaded that Jesus was a king, why then did
Persia persecute Christianity until it was converted to Islam
in the seventh century? Is it not true that the Persians
received no light and information about Jesus of Nazareth
from their magicians, but only from the Muslim army sent
by Hazrat Omar, the second caliph?
It is not my intention to deny altogether the truth of the
visit of some Eastern Magi to the crypt of Jesus, but simply
Matthew, who alone among all the ancient archivists and his-
torians knows this event, does not tell us what the impressions
of King Caspar and his astrologers after their visit of pil-
grimage to the manger of Bethlehem were. Were they con-
vinced that the son of Mary was a king, or were they not?
If they were persuaded that Jesus was a king, why then did
Persia persecute Christianity until it was converted to Islam
in the seventh century? Is it not true that the Persians
received no light and information about Jesus of Nazareth
from their magicians, but only from the Muslim army sent
by Hazrat Omar, the second caliph?
It is not my intention to deny altogether the truth of the
visit of some Eastern Magi to the crypt of Jesus, but simply