> Haven't you missed out by far the most likely explanation - that
> the entire "three wise men and the star" thing was added a couple
> of centuries later to "spice up the story" and is purely fictitious?
> After all, it's only mentioned in one of the Gospels - if it really
> did happen, why don't the others mention it?

And Jesus' birth is only mentioned in two of the Gospels - if it
really did happen, why don't the others mention it? :-))))

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