“The story of Christ’s baptism, which the Eastern Tradition gives pride of place to by celebrating on January 6, is the most ontologically weighty theme, revealing both the divine nature of Jesus and also the Trinitarian nature of God. The story of the magi, which the West prioritizes as the central theme, is the most soteriologically significant, as it reveals that the King and Messiah prophesied throughout the Jewish Scriptures is revealed now to the Gentiles. ”
(Stephen Brannen in ‘According to the Whole’)