Everybody loves the three smart males at Christmas. Gold, frankincense, myrrh, the star, the lengthy journey — these are the pictures we place on mantles and church bulletins. However virtually nobody pauses to contemplate the politics taking place behind the scenes. Matthew’s Gospel just isn’t merely a nativity story; it’s a collision of kingdoms. On the heart of that collision is a tyrant who sounds way more acquainted to fashionable ears than we’d prefer to admit.
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