Eric Vanden Eykel: Our Ongoing Fascination with the Magi

Homebrewed Christianity

Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2022

⏱️ 116 minutes

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The Magi get 12 verses in the Gospel of Matthew, but that was all we needed to remain fascinated with them across history. In his new bookÂ The Magi,Â Dr. Eric Vanden Eykel starts with the Biblical story and follows the Magi all the way to Biff (if you know, you know). Eric Vanden Eykel is Associate Professor of Religious Studies and the ForrestÂ S. Williams Teaching Chair in the Humanities at Ferrum College in Virginia.Â He received his Ph.D. in Judaism and Christianity from Antiquity from Marquette University in Milwaukee, and he also holds masters degrees from Marquette and the Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta. Dr. Vanden Eykel’sÂ primaryÂ area of research is early Christian apocryphal literature, with a special focus on texts and traditions about the infancies and childhoods of Jesus and Mary, his mother. He is the author ofÂ â€œBut Their Faces Were All Looking Up: Author and Reader in the Protevangelium of James,â€Â published by T&T Clark, co-editor ofÂ Sex, Violence, and Early Christian Texts, published by Lexington Books, and author ofÂ The Magi: Who They Were, How They’ve Been Remembered, and Why They Still Fascinate,Â published by Fortress Press. Follow the podcast, drop a review, or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Oh, yeah. What is up theology nerds? This is tripping. Guess what? You made a very wise decision to listen to this episode of homebrewed Christianity. Because my buddy Eric. And yes, we did just meet when we recorded this episode, but I've decided we're going to be friends, is the author of a brand new book, The Magi, who they were, how they've been remembered and why they still fascinate, and this brand new book is available right now.
0:32.8	Because guess what happens 12 days after Christmas?
0:35.9	Hmm? On that 12th day?
0:37.2	Oh, that following Sunday you get to epiphonate.
0:40.5	That's right.
0:41.2	Epiphany.
0:41.8	And this is definitely a book to checkout.
0:43.6	It's not only wrestling with the story.
0:46.3	You know, those 12 verses in the Gospel of Matthew where you get the wise man.
0:49.9	But it's also a look at how that story's been received, how it's been the center of imagination
0:54.5	and fascination for people across time.
0:58.8	Yeah.
0:59.4	Yeah, it's an excellent book.
1:00.5	Tons of fun.
1:01.8	And, yeah, you're going to hear us talk about it.
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