{"id":9065,"date":"2026-03-15T20:19:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T20:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblica.sk\/archive\/stbisl-9-1-2017\/sbseooz8853\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T19:48:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T19:48:36","slug":"sbseooz8853","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biblica.sk\/en\/archive\/stbisl-9-1-2017\/sbseooz8853\/","title":{"rendered":"Miroslav VAR\u0160O: The Magi from the East. 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Biblical and Extra-Biblical Textual Perspective<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dc70d16 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3dc70d16\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ab69e80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ab69e80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Miroslav VAR\u0160O\u200b<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18bfda9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18bfda9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8341-4935\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/biblica.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/orcid-logo-rejiwqzk6d3tlsnzbs6vhoc75o47y8t942ore8n5xk.png\" title=\"orcid logo\" alt=\"orcid logo\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ff23070 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ff23070\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>volume 9, issue 1, 2017, pages 66-87<\/em><\/p><p><strong>DOI:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/biblica.sk\/archiv\/stbisl-9-1-2017\/sbseooz8853\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.64438\/sbsEOOZ8853<\/span><\/a><br \/><strong>Published online:<\/strong> 2017-06-01<br \/><strong>Published in print:<\/strong> 2017-06-30<\/p><p><strong>Abstract:<\/strong> The wise men \u2013 magi from the east \u2013 are exceptional characters in the Gospel according to Matthew. They appear and disappear from the scene in a surprising manner. This, of course, has generated many exegetical questions concerning their provenance, gifts, significance and message. The aim of this study is to look for the intertextual connections between inspired Old Testament texts in the process of the composition of the Gospel and the extra biblical texts from the Greco-Roman world concerned with similar topics, such as the role of magi in kings\u2019 initiations, a star as a sign of a ruler\u2019s birth, and the expectations of a ruler coming from the east. It seems that the author of the Gospel was inspired by some common ancient texts. The magi in the Gospel have a double duty. 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