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This paper deals with the apocryph known as The History or The Narrative of   Aphroditian the Persian. The topic of his narrative is the coming of the   Magi from the East to Bethlehem in order to announce the birth of Christ.   Their journey is marked by the miraculous guidance they receive from a star   pointing their way. The motives of the journey of the Magi are contained in   Chapter Two of the Gospel According to Matthew. The longer variant of the   apocryph contains elements of the biblical basis to a considerable degree.   In addition to this, it also contains polemical parts about faith   originating from the court of the Persian King Arenat, featuring the   participation of Christians, heretics and Jews. Aphroditian, as the High   Priest and the King?s adviser, was entrusted with the task of deciding on   the outcome of their debate. In doing so, he was partial to the Christian   participants. A critical view of the apocryph on Aphroditian was expressed   by Maximus the Greek in a separate text. This apocryph is known in Serbian   copies in two variants, the longer and the shorter one. For the purpose of   analysis within this paper, we have used two copies of the shorter version,   dating from the 16th and the 17th century respectively; the first one is   from the collection of the Archive of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and   Arts no. 428, whereas the other is from the Library of the Patriarchate in   Belgrade, signature no. 343. In the addendum, we enclose the text of the   apocryph.

The shorter version of the apocryph the history of Aphroditian the Persian