[Jeremiah Jr]

According to Giotto, the Star of Bethlehem is shown in his painting The Adoration of the Magi as a comet - presumably Halley’s as it appeared during his lifetime. For this reason the space probe sent to study Halley’s comet in 1986 was called Giotto.

A comet is a sign, not a star. 'We have seen His star' (So have I)

Keep looking.

[Daffy]

Occasionally this sort of explanation is mentioned regarding authorship of the Gospels:

"St. Matthew’s Gospel depended on that of St. Mark so it could not have been written before AD 70 and it is generally accepted to have been written between AD 80 and AD 100."

This is usually accompanied with "scholars agree ..." Perhaps they do; I (not a scholar) do not, since the conclusion is stated without the argument. The arguments I have seen are not persuasive.

[SunkenCiv]

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