'TIS THE SEASON: The Syriac Revelation of the Magi is treated in BAR's Bible History Daily: Bible Scholar Brent Landau Asks “Who Were the Magi”? Revelation of the Magi text gives wise men’s view of the Christmas story. This is based on an article by Professor Landau in the current (Nov/Dec '11) issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, but you have to have a paid subscription to read the complete text of the article itself.
Background on The Revelation of the Magi is here and here and links.
