journey of the Magi

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Christian narrative motif Christian tradition religious narrative

Journey of the Magi is a traditional Christian narrative motif depicting the long, symbolic pilgrimage of the three wise men traveling to visit and honor the newborn Jesus.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Journey of the Magi to Bethlehem 1
visit of the Magi 1
Journey of the Magi 0

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian narrative motif ⓘ
Christian tradition ⓘ
religious narrative ⓘ
associatedWith Epiphany NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gospel of Matthew NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nativity of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn Matthew 2:1–12 ⓘ
centralEvent pilgrimage to visit the newborn Jesus ⓘ
depicts Magi arriving in Bethlehem ⓘ
Magi following the Star of Bethlehem ⓘ
Magi offering gifts to the infant Jesus ⓘ
travel of the Magi from the East ⓘ
featuresCharacter Balthazar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Caspar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ
Melchior NERFINISHED ⓘ
infant Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSubject Magi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Three Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ
Three Wise Men NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTheme adoration of Christ ⓘ
faith ⓘ
guidance by a star ⓘ
homage to the Messiah ⓘ
pilgrimage ⓘ
recognition of Jesus as king ⓘ
revelation of Christ to the Gentiles ⓘ
search for truth ⓘ
spiritual journey ⓘ
includesElement gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh ⓘ
long and difficult journey ⓘ
star as divine sign ⓘ
influenced Christian devotional literature ⓘ
Renaissance religious painting ⓘ
medieval mystery plays ⓘ
relatedWork Adoration of the Magi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Epiphany story ⓘ
T. S. Eliot poem "Journey of the Magi" NERFINISHED ⓘ
representedIn Christian art ⓘ
Christian liturgy ⓘ
Christmas pageants ⓘ
Epiphany celebrations NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolizes Christ revealed to the nations ⓘ
Gentile recognition of Jesus ⓘ
cost of discipleship ⓘ
transition from old life to new life ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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Adoration of the Magi → includesMotif → journey of the Magi ⓘ
Cantata V → narrativeContent → journey of the Magi ⓘ
this entity surface form: Journey of the Magi to Bethlehem
Cantata VI → celebrates → journey of the Magi ⓘ
this entity surface form: visit of the Magi