Did Tchao-Wang predict the Christ, or should he really be dated after Him?
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen wrote (Ch. 1 "Life of Christ"):
"China had the same [Messianic]expectation; but because it was on the other side of the world, it believed that the great Wise Man would be born in the West.
The Annals of the Celestial Empire contain the statement:
"In the 24th year of the Tchao-Wang of the dynasty of the Tcheou, on the 8th day of the 4th moon, a light appeared in the Southwest which illuminated the king's palace. The monarch, struck by its splendor, interrogated the sages. They showed him books in which this prodigy signified the appearance of the great Saint of the West whose religion was to be introduced into their country."
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We suspect that Tchao-Wang needs to be re-dated somewhat down the timescale.
