“... Protoevangelium of James 21:2 says that the uproar is caused by three wise men who are looking for a “child who has been born King of the Jews.” They explain that they “saw his star… and have come to worship him.” Protoevangelium of James 21:2 shows parallels in Matthew 2:1-2. Indeed, the parallels are identical in sequence and the wording is almost verbatim. Matthew accounts for the wise men, but adds that they “from the East came to Jerusalem.” Additionally, Matthew and our author both report verbatim that the magi “saw his star in the East.” This weaving is most evident after the description of the enrollment. When Joseph and Mary are preparing to head into Bethlehem of Judea as they are in Luke 2:4, our author describes an uproar that arises in Bethlehem initiated by the arrival of the wise men. Since there are no parallels to this uproar either in Matthew or Luke, likely this addition is an invention by our author. The details of the wise men, including their questioning of the location of the child, observance of his star, and their desire to worship him in our narrative, are taken directly from Matthew 2:1-2 ...”