{"id":3636,"date":"2007-01-06T23:55:36","date_gmt":"2007-01-06T23:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2007\/01\/epiphany.html"},"modified":"2007-01-06T23:55:36","modified_gmt":"2007-01-06T23:55:36","slug":"epiphany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2007\/01\/epiphany.html","title":{"rendered":"Epiphany"},"content":{"rendered":"

Also from the LATimes – a look at Epiphany:<\/a><\/p>\n

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In the Western branch of Christianity generally, Epiphany commemorates the visit of the three wise men from the East, who, "following yonder star," as a hymn says, traversed afar to see baby Jesus and to show their adoration with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.<\/p>\n

In some Spanish-speaking countries, Jan. 6 is known as El Dia de los Reyes, or the Day of the Kings.<\/p>\n

But in the Eastern Church \u2014 composed of about 300 million Orthodox Christians worldwide \u2014 Epiphany takes on a more complex theological meaning. The focal point is the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River and the appearance of the Holy Spirit. <\/p>\n

"Epiphany means the manifestation of the Trinity," said the Very Rev. Father Michel Najim, dean of St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Christian Cathedral in Los Angeles. Indeed, like many Orthodox, Najim prefers to refer to Epiphany, which means "revelation," as Theophany, which translates as "manifestation of God."<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Also from the LATimes – a look at Epiphany: In the Western branch of Christianity generally, Epiphany commemorates the visit of the three wise men from the East, who, "following yonder star," as a hymn says, traversed afar to see baby Jesus and to show their adoration with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. 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