The Wise Men and the Star

The story of the Wise Men in Matthew's Gospel has always been an enigma. The only three important terms in that tale-"wise men," "star," and "east"-are all lost in obscurity, rendering it useless as a record. For this reason, many scholars consider it just another miracle story of the kind that surrounded other ancient heroes. But what if a piece of information was missing whose recovery would make it as clear today as it was to the original readers? In The Wise Men and the Star, Dr. Miller...