TY  - BOOK
AU  - Roberts, Paul William.
TI  - Journey of the Magi: travels in search of the birth of Jesus 
SN  - 9781845112424
AV  - BT315.2 .R62 2006
U1  - 232.923 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - London, New York, New York
PB  - Tauris Parke Paperbacks, Distributed by Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Jesus Christ
KW  - Roberts, Paul William
KW  - Bible
KW  - Gospels
KW  - Evidences, authority, etc
KW  - Magi
KW  - Zoroastrianism
KW  - Relations
KW  - Authority
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - fast
KW  - Interfaith relations
KW  - Iran
KW  - Description and travel
N1  - Originally published: Vancouver: Raincoast Books, 2005; Includes index; The journey -- The birth -- The Holy City -- Kashan -- Strange women, strange Gods -- The last of the Zoroastrians: Yazd -- A Zoroastrian notebook -- The Fire Temple -- Reza's edge: Isfahan -- The man of light: Susa -- The devil in Iraq -- The museum of Syria
N2  - "Who were the Magi and why did they travel hundreds of miles to worship a newborn child? These are mysteries that have endured and remained unsolved for centuries, in part because nativity accounts and descriptions of the Magi vary dramatically - from the Bible itself to the Arabic Nativity Gospel. Intrigued by Marco Polo's claim to have visited the tomb of the Magi in a 'castle of fire-worshippers', Paul William Roberts here travels to Iran and traces the Magi's legendary journey overland to Bethlehem, through Iran, Iraq, Syria and Jordan. In the course of his extraordinary adventure, Roberts encounters a diverse cast of characters, from fearless smugglers to serene Zoroastrian priests, and chases clues from Marco Polo's Travels and the Dead Sea Scrolls to the legends of King Solomon and the Crusader Knights."--Jacket
ER  -