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December 28, 2012

Star of Bethlehem: the Astronomical Explanations

Victoria Gill, BBC News

It might seem churlish to dissect such an enduring image of Christmas as the star of Bethlehem, but a quiet astronomical debate has been bubbling away for decades. Could some real cosmic event have drawn "three wise men" on a journey to find a newborn king?

This debate requires one very big assumption - that the story of the star and the journey is true.

Prof David Hughes, an astronomer from the University of Sheffield, first published a review of the theories on the famous star in the 1970s.

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TAGGED: Baby Jesus, Jesus , Jesus' Birth, Star of Bethlehem, Star of David

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