tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892397170960728585.post7758921119833181939..comments2023-06-05T16:47:57.597+01:00Comments on Ponderings and Ruminations: We three k.. now let me just stop you there.Giraffe-a-licioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02975456080163520012noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892397170960728585.post-9698745310660161562007-12-31T12:17:00.000+00:002007-12-31T12:17:00.000+00:00*hand waving wildly in the air* Ooh, ooh, I knew t...*hand waving wildly in the air* Ooh, ooh, I knew that! Heh. Yeah, it's very cool that we know more about the gifts than the people who offered them. The most important thing about them survives. The rest is left to those of us with a good imagination!<BR/><BR/>Hope you had a good Christmas. Happy New Year!Naomi J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10918322634249814999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892397170960728585.post-23400068588452125272007-12-21T00:53:00.000+00:002007-12-21T00:53:00.000+00:00But surely as a translation of a translation of an...But surely as a translation of a translation of an oral tradition, even if the word originally was 'kings', it would be difficult to tell by now?<BR/><BR/>And I've got to admit I take the "misheard line" approach to Christmas carols (and indeed other songs).<BR/><BR/>"Good King Wence last looked out..."<BR/><BR/>I think I was about eight before I realised the line wasn't:<BR/><BR/>"Good tidings we bring, to you and your king"<BR/><BR/>...because frankly I'd never heard the word "kin" in that context and king rhymes better anyway...<BR/><BR/>No offence intended BTW: I presume any Big Guy In The Sky <B>must</B> have a sense of humour, and I think it's possible to crack jokes of this nature without meaning any disrespect. <BR/><BR/>After all, I take the **** of my friends all the time...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892397170960728585.post-22029278401019917942007-12-20T10:00:00.000+00:002007-12-20T10:00:00.000+00:00There was a debate in the anglican general synod a...There was a debate in the anglican general synod a couple of years ago about the magi - apparently magi is theoretically a gender neutral word, and therefore there could have been wise women as well (although I think it was conceded not to have been v likely, given the culture of the time).Defying Gravityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802478085717192607noreply@blogger.com