Magi

05/01/2026 10 min
Magi

Episode Synopsis

Many Christians celebrate how a bright star in the sky led the Magi - also known as the Three Wise Men - to visit the baby Jesus after he had been born. But, how do we separate myth from fact in ancient history? How do we do this when it comes down to one of the most beloved and well-known stories of all time—The Nativity? Let’s rejoin Scott Rank of the History Unplugged podcast and continue to find out. Ee66 History Unplugged podcast available at https://amzn.to/3YthqYx Mystery of the Magi book by Dwight Longenecker at https://amzn.to/48Dk7Ld  Parthenon Podcast Network available at https://amzn.to/43cJemi  ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet  SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you).  Mark Vinet's HISTORY OF NORTH AMERICA podcast: www.parthenonpodcast.com/history-of-north-america                                               Mark's TIMELINE video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet       Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricalJesu   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels   Mark's books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM   Audio credits: History Unplugged with Scott Rank (episode: Christmas Special with guest author Father Dwight Longenecker on why the 3 Wise men were Real... But They Weren't From the Orient or Kings (25dec2017, Parthenon Podcast Network). Audio excerpts reproduced under the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.