Facts

• Mary and Joseph would travel to Bethlehem with a caravan, NOT ALONE

• Average distance for a day of travel is 20 miles

• Nazareth is 80 miles from Bethlehem

• A 4 Day Trip

Wise Guys

• How many?

Wise Guys

• From Where?

Wise Guys

• Why Herod?

Wise Guys

• Why the Gifts?

The Gifts

Since the early days of Christianity, Biblical scholars and theologians have offered varying interpretations of the meaning

and significance of the gold, frankincense and myrrh that the magi presented to Jesus, according to the Gospel of Matthew

(2:11). These valuable items were standard gifts to honor a king or deity in the ancient world: gold as a precious metal, frankincense as perfume or incense, and myrrh as anointing oil. In fact, these same three items were apparently among the

gifts, recorded in ancient inscriptions, that King Seleucus II Callinicus offered to the god Apollo at the temple in Miletus in 243 B.C.E. The Book of Isaiah, when describing Jerusalem’s glorious

restoration, tells of nations and kings who will come and “bring gold and frankincense and shall proclaim the praise of the Lord” (Isaiah 60:6). Although Matthew’s gospel does not include the

names or number of the Magi, many believe that the number of the gifts is what led to the tradition of the Three Wise Men.

Cesar AugustaReign 16 January 27 BC – 19 August AD 14

Full name Imperator Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus Divi Filius Augustus

Born 23 September 63 BC

Birthplace Rome, Roman Republic

Died 19 August AD 14 (aged 75)

Place of death Nola, Italia, Roman Empire

Buried Mausoleum of Augustus, Rome

Predecessor None (Empire founded)

Successor Tiberius, stepson by 3rd wife

Consort to Clodia Pulchra (42 BC - 40 BC)Scribonia (40 BC - 38 BC)Livia Drusilla (37 BC - 14 AD)

Offspring Julia the Elder

Gaius Caesar (adoptive)Lucius Caesar (adoptive)Agrippa Postumus (adoptive)Tiberius (adoptive)

Father Gaius Octavius

Mother Atia Balba Caesonia

Reign 16 January 27 BC – 19 August AD 14

Full name Imperator Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus Divi Filius Augustus

Born 23 September 63 BC

Birthplace Rome, Roman Republic

Died 19 August AD 14 (aged 75)

Place of death Nola, Italia, Roman Empire

Buried Mausoleum of Augustus, Rome

Predecessor None (Empire founded)

Successor Tiberius, stepson by 3rd wife

Consort to Clodia Pulchra (42 BC - 40 BC)Scribonia (40 BC - 38 BC)Livia Drusilla (37 BC - 14 AD)

Offspring Julia the ElderGaius Caesar (adoptive)Lucius Caesar (adoptive)Agrippa Postumus (adoptive)Tiberius (adoptive)

Father Gaius Octavius

Mother Atia Balba Caesonia