was trapped in a thermal pocket
and reflected the light from Venus.
Posted on 12/21/2010 1:32:02 PM PST by ZULU
Could the purchase of an ancient coin have led to an important clue about the Star of Bethlehem? The above illustration is a Roman coin from Antioch, Syria which shows the zodiacal sign, Aries the Ram. In trying to understand the meaning behind this coin, I found that Aries was the sign of the Jews. Realizing that this is where ancient stargazers would have watched for the Star of Bethlehem, I embarked on searching for the celestial event that signified the birth of the Messiah in Judea.
(Excerpt) Read more at eclipse.net ...
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Sort of interesting!
and it could have been a herald of angels guiding the wise men and not a natural astronomical occurrence.
I understand cleaning guns, counting ammo and sharpening knives.
But civil war aeroplanes?
I think the author gives a pretty good defense of his theory in the website. I want to get the book and read it.
It has to be as interesting as “The Sign and the Seal”.
“The Sign and the Seal”. Great book. It just about has me convinced that the Ark of the Covenant still exists.
I try to post a serious religious/scientific/historical article, and I get THIS????
Funny anyway.
Ethiopia is a strange place. He makes a good argument.
That guardian at St. Mary’s in Axun most be guarding SOMETHING. Also the close connection between ancient Hebrew practises and the Ethiopian Orthodox Church are too many and close to be merely coincidental.
Anyway, I wouldn’t want to get anywhere near it if its real.
Most of the “guardians” supposedly wind up with cataracts at an early age.
Cool.
ping
Much better explanation of the Star and Nativity events at
“WWW.Bethlehemstar.net”
Rick Larson does a very compelling and well researched analysis of the events.
Searching for the Star of BethlehemIn 5 BC, Chinese sky watchers saw a "broom-star," a comet with a tail that seemed to sweep the sky. Colin Humphreys, a researcher at the University of Cambridge in England, thinks it was this celestial fireball, which probably looked much like Comet Hyakutake, that guided the three wise men on their journey. The Chinese observers saw the comet for 70 days, plenty of time for the wise men to reach Jerusalem from their homes in Persia, Humphreys claims. Matthew's description of the star of Bethlehem, "lo, the star, which they had seen in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was," could easily describe a moving comet... Henbest suggests Matthew could have made up the tale of the star to enliven the story. Or maybe the guiding star was a miracle, the result of divine intervention. The only sure bet is the origin of the star will remain a mystery for many Christmases to come.
by Ned Rozell
Alaska Science Forum
December 12, 1996
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Do not despair, some of us appreciate a serious article. ;-)
I think one problem modern people, especially living in the many areas of the world with air pollution, have is how dim the stars appear. A few years ago I was at the beach in Chincoteague. VA. There had been rain in the afternoon (clearing the atmosphere), and then a major power failure at least 10 miles up and down the coast. I mean it was DARK!! When we went out to see if our neighbors had lost their electricity, we were astonished at the magnificence of the stars. They looked about 10 times as bright as I had ever seen them. Great gleaming blotches. The planets, being mobile, would have been of special interest to the ancients. As the Chinese report a comet, was there any record of one in the Middle East, besides the biblical account? If it was significant, I should think it might appear in Roman, Greek, or Egyptian records.
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