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VI KERALA TRADITION : M. M. NINAN The Magi are popularly referred to as wise men and kings. The word Magi is a Latinization of the plural of the Greek word magos (μαγος) itself from Old Persian maguŝ from the Avestan magâunô, i.e. the religious caste into which Zoroaster was born, (see Yasna 33.7:' ýâ sruyê parê magâunô ' = ' so I can be heard beyond Magi '). The term refers to the priestly caste of Zoroastrianism. In general the title was not applied to priests of any one particular religion. Diodorus Siculus bears this out, for he says that magi controlled the temple of Bel in Babylon. (Bibliotheca Historica, II, 31; Ephraem Syrus II, 48) after the Medes had stormed the city. And priests of Inanna in northern Europe were called 'magi'. They had separated from the southern Chaldees in the time of Peleg, after the sixth millennium flood. Obviously the title of 'mage' has been bestowed upon priests of different religions. The same word is generally used for wise men if the olden times. They were the scientists of the period and were Magicians, Sorcerers and were advisers to Kings and emperors. We meet "Elymas the sorcerer" in Acts 13:6-11, and Simon Magus, in Acts 8:9-13. Daniel was considered a Magician in the Babylonian Court. Traditions identify a variety of different names for the Magi. In the Western Christian church they have been commonly known as: Melchior Caspar or Gaspar (and several other Greek or Latin variants such as Gathaspa, Jaspar, Jaspas, etc.). Balthasar (Bithisarea, Balthassar). These names apparently derived from a Greek manuscripts probably composed in Alexandria around 500 A.D., One candidate for the origin of the name Caspar appears in the Acts of Thomas as Gondophares (AD 21 – c.AD 47) The name of Gondaphares was translated in Armenian in "Gastaphar", and then in Western languages into "Gaspard". He may be the "Gaspard, King of India", who, according to apocryphal texts and eastern Christian tradition, was one of the three Biblical Magi who attended the birth of Christ.Bible historian Chuck Missler mentions about an Armenian tradition identifying the Magi as Balthasar of Arabia, Melchior of Persia and Gasper of India. “Rajakkalude Pally” Piravam Valiya Pally in Muvattupuzha river at Piravom, is popularly known as the 'Church of the Kings' (“Rajakkalude Pally”). "The place-name Piravom means “Nativity". It is believed that three of the wise men who were experts in Astronomy came from this area. Indian traditions assigns other Kings from Kerala as well. When they returned, they built a church to woship infant Jesus on this mount. Kaniyanparambil Kurian Corepiscopa in the History of St.Thomas (Page. 15; Suriyani Sabha) states that St. Thomas himself acknowledged these ‘Megusans’ (MAGI), while he was in Kerala. All the ancient documents in the church were destroyed by the Portugese during the Udayamperoor Synod (Suriyani Sabha. Page. 131). 55
VI KERALA TRADITION : M. M. NINAN According to Pierre Perrier this was in AD 51 taking the silk route back to Ephesus and Jerusalem. A very ancient tradition fixes the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in that year, and the travel of Apostle Thomas. This time, St. Thomas decided to leave by the south, to take the sea route that leads to India, by following the trading posts founded by Hebrew merchants along the Spice Route. He landed on the Indian coast at the end of summer 52, at Maliankara in present-day Kérala. He landed in AD 52 in Kodungallur. It is possible that he touched Bombay Kalyan area enroute. 'Church of the Kings' , Muvattupuzha An ancient painting in the church (St. Mary with infant Jesus being worshipped by MAGI) 56
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ACTS OF THE APOSTLE THOMAS THE STOR
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