The Lost Books of the Bible, Part 3, Chapter III summary
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In Chapter III, wise men worship the newborn Lord Jesus, offer gifts, and receive a swaddling cloth from Lady Mary before an angel guides them home. Their people honor the cloth with a feast and place it in a fire, but its survival leads them to preserve it among their greatest treasures.
What happens
- Wise men travel from the East to Jerusalem, following Zoradascht's prophecy, and offer gold, frankincense, and myrrh to Jesus.
- Lady Mary gives them one of the infant's swaddling clothes as a blessing.
- An angel appears as their guiding star and leads them back to their country.
- Their kings and princes question them, and the people celebrate the cloth with a feast.
- The people worship a fire according to their custom and cast the cloth into it.
- They recover the cloth unharmed, kiss it, proclaim the wonder, and store it among their greatest treasures.
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“This is beyond all doubt a true wonder — it is truly astonishing that the fire could not burn or consume it.”The people
The declaration identifies the cloth's survival as a miracle. It explains the reverence shown when the cloth becomes a treasured possession.
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What happens when the swaddling cloth is recovered from the extinguished fire?
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