The Tenth Day of Christmas: Balaam and the Magi
January 3, 2019
Alastair Roberts
Over the Christmas period, I am posting videos exploring biblical echoes and symmetries in the stories of the nativity in the gospels. In this tenth video I discuss connections between the wise men and the character of Balaam in Numbers.
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