The Magi

There is, perhaps, no other Scriptural narrative around which has sprung up such a mass of tradition as that which we find concerning the story of the Magi.  This is probably due to the fact that their history is recorded in such brief simplicity and has left unanswered a host of question which arise so naturally in the curious mind of man.  Who were they? Where did they come from? How many were there? So one could go on at great length asking questions which apparently are of no great interest...