The Interpreter’s Bible, for example, says of Matthew’s account of the visit of the astrologers, or “wise men ”:“ There is thus no way to ascertain whether it has been embellished, or indeed, whether it ‘ happened ’ at all as a matter of literal fact.
किन्तु, व्यंग्यात्मक रूप से, कई पादरी यीशु के जन्म के बाइबल वृत्तान्तों के विभिन्‍न पहलुओं की उपेक्षा करते हैं ।