<P> Although the Magi are commonly referred to as "kings," there is nothing in the account from the Gospel of Matthew that implies that they were rulers of any kind . The identification of the Magi as kings is linked to Old Testament prophecies that describe the Messiah being worshipped by kings in Isaiah 60: 3, Psalm 68: 29, and Psalm 72: 10, which reads, "Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations serve him ." Early readers reinterpreted Matthew in light of these prophecies and elevated the Magi to kings . By AD 500 all commentators adopted the prevalent tradition that the three were kings . Later Christian interpretation stressed the Adorations of the Magi and shepherds as the first recognition by the people of the earth of Christ as the Redeemer, but the reformer John Calvin was vehemently opposed to referring to the Magi as kings . He once wrote: "But the most ridiculous contrivance of the Papists on this subject is, that those men were kings...Beyond all doubt, they have been stupefied by a righteous judgment of God, that all might laugh at (their) gross ignorance ." </P> <P> The New Testament does not give the names of the Magi . However, traditions and legends identify a variety of different names for them . In the Western Christian church, they have been all regarded as saints and are commonly known as: </P> <Ul> <Li> Melchior (/ ˈmɛlkiˌɔːr /; also Melichior), a Persian scholar; </Li> <Li> Caspar (/ ˈkæspər / or / ˈkæspɑːr /; also Gaspar, Jaspar, Jaspas, Gathaspa, and other variations), an Indian scholar; </Li> <Li> Balthazar (/ ˈbælθəˌzɑːr / or / bælˈθæzər /; also Balthasar, Balthassar, and Bithisarea), a Babylonian scholar . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Melchior (/ ˈmɛlkiˌɔːr /; also Melichior), a Persian scholar; </Li>

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