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    The Five Wise Men
    The Five Wise Men
    The Five Wise Men
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    The Five Wise Men

    By Philip Dampier

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    The Five Wise Men is the story of Jesus retold in a realistic but fictional manner. The scriptures are followed as revealed in Matthew and Luke and the blanks are filled in by the author. No one knows what really happened in the blank places including how many Magi there actually were or where they came from exactly or what their trip was like. What did Mary's mother say when Mary told her that she was going to have a child. Her father or Joseph? What did Mary think about all the things going on? Why no room in the inn and lots of other questions are addressed in this great Christmas Story. A wonderful gift for relatives and friends.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPhilip Dampier
    Release dateFeb 28, 2018
    ISBN9781370813315
    The Five Wise Men
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    Philip Dampier

    Philip is 79 years old and retired from public school teaching and the USNR. He has published five novels and a two shorter works. He and his wife, Grace, have five children, sixteen grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. They live in southern Alabama and enjoy reading and traveling. Philip loves fly fishing, reading, model trains and growing roses. His newest love is writing and he publishes a blog five days a week in addition to his series of novels about Robert H. and Tisza. Philip is currently working on the fifth book of the series.

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      The Five Wise Men - Philip Dampier

      Preface

      The following story is based on historical information found in several sources. The actual telling of the story is from the author’s point of view, and no claim is made for its authenticity. What is described is one effort to fill in the blanks of history. There is a lot we do not and cannot know.

      The author hopes the reader will enjoy the attempt to bring some light to the vacant places. Maybe it happened something like the story tells, or maybe it was completely different.

      No one knows how many wise men there were though many guesses have been made. I selected five for my story. No one knows where these men actually came from and so I selected India, Ethiopia, and Arabia. No one knows what they did for a living or what education they had or how much money. I made my own guesses, and I like them because they add a certain mystery to the story we are so familiar with.

      Keep in mind that this is a work of fiction and the fictional part comes from the author’s imagination. What the angels said and certain things about Herod are based on historical information. The rest of the conversation? I only offer the thought that it could have been this way. Writers love the question, What if? and so this story is a result of such questions. The story is a magnificent one without my meddling but I just had to do it, and it was a lot of fun.

      Where Biblical text is quoted the author's own translation/rendition is used. It's pretty close I think to what the original writers intended.

      Philip Dampier

      In Heaven

      Gabriel knelt before the throne and finished his report with a Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty, the Great I Am.

      Gabriel was informed that he was to get a new and extremely important assignment when his current report was over. He listened carefully as the Voice spoke from the throne.

      "Gabriel, most trusted servant, it is now six months since my servant Elizabeth conceived. All is going well with that pregnancy, and it is time for the next step in my plan. You are to go to the city of Nazareth in the Land of Galilee. There you will find a young girl who has never been with a man. She is a descendant of my servant David. The young virgin is named Mary, and she is currently engaged to an older man in the village named Joseph, who is also a descendant of David.

      She is an excellent young woman, and I have chosen her to bear my son, the promised Messiah. She will not understand what will happen to her and I am sending you to fully explain this great mystery. Later, you will go to her betrothed, Joseph, and explain her situation to him. He will not understand at first, either, but he is a good man, and he will believe you because he is a man of great character and faith. He will know that you speak for me. This is a matter of the greatest secrecy, and you are to tell no other angel of your mission. The evil Lucifer must not know what we are about, yet. Once he learns of the coming of the Christ, he will do all in his power to stop it. You must be prepared to intervene. Call as many assistants for that job as you need. Now go, it is the right time.

      Gabriel left the throne of God and made his way to God's footstool in search of the chosen virgin. God's directions led him directly to her small home. He found her alone making his appearance and announcement that much simpler.

      In Nazareth

      Mary left the inside of the stuffy house and took her weaving to the roof. A slight breeze blew down from the distant mountain, and from the roof, she could see the slight hills around her. To the west was Mount Carmel, the place of Elijah's battle with Baal, and between Nazareth and the mount were several extensive olive groves. The green of the trees contrasted with the sameness of the soil and the oxygen they gave off added a small measure of moisture to the arid landscape. The sky was a deep blue, and here and there white puffy clouds flitted across, throwing shadows over the roof. But what she liked best about the view from her roof was the small glimpse she had of Joseph’s workshop.

      When the village was not so noisy, as it was this day, she could sometimes hear the blows of her betrothed's hammer. It excited her to think about Joseph, him and the house she would soon be in charge of. She was only 15, but there was nothing about running a household that she could not do. She was a good cook, and she helped her mother clean and do odd jobs in their home. She could card wool and weave cloth. Her mother had well prepared her for being a wife.

      Her's was a simple home, made of rocks and mud but it was comfortable. It looked pretty much like all the other homes in Nazareth, including Joseph’s. She was lucky to be engaged to a man like Joseph. He was not wealthy at all, but he was much respected, and he earned an honest day’s wage for his carpentry work. She knew they would be happy. She would make sure of it.

      Their wedding was only a few weeks off, and she had several things to make in preparation for the move to his house. She did not consider herself pretty, but the matchmaker had evidently convinced Joseph that she was. He knew her parents of course, and he had also known her since she was a little girl. His wife had died years before, giving birth to Joseph’s only child and son. She felt no fear or jealousy, it was what it was. It was best not to complicate life any more than it already was.

      Mary was

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