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WHEN WAS JESUS BORN?: M. M. NINAN<br />
“B-R-TH,” the consonants of the Hebrew word for “Covenant.”<br />
The name Parthia simply means People of the Covenant. The<br />
very language of the Parthian Kingdom <strong>was</strong> Pahlavi which is<br />
same as Aramaic the language spoken by <strong>Jesus</strong> – of Semitic<br />
origin.<br />
The Magi were powerful members of one of the two assemblies which<br />
elected Parthian monarchs and wielded great influence within the<br />
empire. One assembly <strong>was</strong> composed of members of the royal family<br />
(the Arsacids), and the other consisted of the priests (the Magi) and<br />
influential Parthians of non-royal blood (the Wise Men). The Magi and<br />
Wise Men were jointly known as the Megistanes.The Greek word<br />
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