What WAS the Star of Bethlehem?

December 27, 2007 | 5 Comments

Posted by joanied · Filed Under Christmas, Folk Theology 

http://archives.cnn.com/2001/TECH/space/12/27/star.coverup/index.html
Part of what that page says is: ” A U.S. astronomer said he has uncovered the first reference to the star of Bethlehem outside the Bible, in the 4th-century writings of a Christian convert who wanted to hide the astrological roots of the celestial phenomenon. ”
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_Bethlehem
That page also talks about the star.  One thing it says […]

The Invasion of God

December 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Posted by prognosko · Filed Under Christmas 

I’ve often thought of Christmas as being important because it leads to Easter, and without Christmas you can’t have Easter. While this is true, it misses something very important about Christmas that, without which, Easter would be meaningless. The prologue of John’s Gospel tells us that “In the beginning was the Word, and […]

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