The Three Kings - The Real Story

A light-hearted seasonal lecture for Christmas, describing what we actually know about the three kings – or rather what we don’t know. For a start we don’t know how many “kings” there were. Matthew's Gospel doesn’t tell us. We assume they were 3 because they brought 3 gifts. But why gold, frankincense and myrrh? Also, there’s no reason to suppose they were kings of anywhere. It took 500 years for them to be given names, even though we still don’t really know their gender – some of them might have been women. And since they gave away the timing of the birth of the baby Jesus to Herod the alleged baby slayer, we can reasonably assume they weren’t too clever – let alone wise!
Our guest speaker this month is Tony Rawlins, accredited Arts Society Lecturer and retired Account Director for J.Walter Thompson.
why not come along and get into the Christmas spirit. There will also be a chance to win a Christmas Hamper following the popular choice last years NTS Gin Hamper.
everyone is welcome - guest fee £12
doors and cafe open from 10.00