Magus

By Deane Barker • •

This is the singular form of “magi.” These were priests of a pre-Islamic religion in Iran: Zoroastrianism

They were also known as the “wise men of the East” who came to visit the infant Jesus in Matthew 2:1-12. The “east” or “direction of the rising sun” in those times would have been the kingdom of Persia.

Why I Looked It Up

From Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal:

The magus was noticeably irritated as soon as we entered the room.

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