1 Mt. 2: 1-12:
The visit of the magi who belong to a different religion known to the Jews, who
rejects Jesus by their indifference and hostility displayed by Herod, indicates
the Jesus is coming to a new community which is the true Israel. This hostility
and indifference towards Jesus and to the new community of Christians remained
throughout the life of Jesus and later on can be understood from the martyrdom
of St. Stephen. The star indicates that Jesus is the expected Messiah, the true
‘King of the Jews.
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