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A Pagan Records the Slaughter of the Holy Innocents

November 27, 2020 By Fr. John Peck [edit]

Matthew says that when Herod realized the magi were not going to return, he ordered the slaughter of all male children two years old and under in Bethlehem and the neighboring towns (Matt. 2:16-18).  Although Mark and Luke do not mention the Slaughter of the Innocents, John alludes to it in the Apocalypse (Rev. 12:1-4), and thus becomes a witness to the verity of the Matthew’s record.  The witness of Matthew and John is also corroborated by a pagan writer named Macrobius. Macrobius wrote an encyclopedic account of Roman culture entitled the Saturnalia, in which he records the legends and lore of the holidays marking the Roman calendar.  In book two, Macrobius records some of the witty … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Theology Tagged With: christmas, Herod, Holy Innocents, Nativity [post-edit]

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