The star of bethlehem has its roots in the opening verses of the gospel of matthew, which states. The star of bethlehem is shown as a comet above the child. So, what a delight after all these years to realize that in addition to the millions whove seen the dvd broadcast worldwide, the physical dvd itself is also being shown around the world. From a narrow sense, the star of bethlehem is jupiter, but from a broader sense, the star of bethlehem is the omens by jupiter and venus, alone or together, telling about the new king. The star of bethlehem, or christmas star, appears only in the nativity story of the gospel of matthew where wise men from the east magi are inspired by the star to travel to jerusalem. One theory that has been popular in recent years is the notion that the star of bethlehem was a very rare triple conjunction of the.
The star of bethlehem was not a star according to new. From the beginning, i perceived the star project as international in scopethis was part of the original vision. Their view is founded on a rejection of the consensus 4 bc dating of herods death. It brings the words of roman and jewish historians alongside the visions of ancient prophets. Giotto witnessed an appearance of halleys comet in 1. The star was the triple conjunction of jupiter and regulus. What larson presents in his dvd and on his website is a subtle twist on the view set forth by ernest l.
In star of bethlehem, michael pettem combines a modern scientific understanding of stellar phenomena with a fascinating account of ancient astronomy and history to illuminate this key biblical event. Star of bethlehem lutheran school calendars church. Just one second stellarium and the star of bethlehem. Star of bethlehem is said to have guided three wise men to newborn jesus but, new research suggests it was a rare planetary alignment, not a star. The star of bethlehem biblical prophecy and evidence. Cbn the christian broadcasting network 37,264 views. What is wrong with rick larsons star of bethlehem dvd. As planets align, some see return of jesus star of bethlehem the rare convergence of venus, jupiter and mars this week has some wondering if its time to cue the magi. One of the classic images of the christmas holiday is that of three wise men or kings traveling to bethlehem, over which hangs a brilliant star. Cbn the christian broadcasting network 37,390 views. In order to utilize all of the features of this web site, javascript must be enabled in your browser. As planets align, some see return of jesus star of bethlehem. A strange star is claimed to have appeared at the birth of jesus of nazareth. This is how he is able to see what is happening in the sky during the time of jesus birth.
In his star of bethlehem presentation, rick larson uses another more sophisticated astonomy software program to calculate the positions of the stars at certain locations on particular dates. The star of bethlehem has been part of christmas lore for 2,000 years, but was it really a star. The star of bethlehem documentary rick larson has made the star of bethlehem documentary, which suggests that revelation 12 is a record of what the magi saw. Star of bethlehem is a conservative lutheran church congregation in new berlin, wisconsin filled with energetic members who love their savior and who strive to exhibit this love through their daily living. This site is an investigation of the story found in the biblical gospel of matthew, a story often called the star of bethlehem. Cosmos and culture if nothing else, the story of the star of bethlehem tells us of a time when looking up to the skies in.
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