2006-09-27 06:27:53 · 15 answers · asked by ? 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Wise Men = Sirius
And farien3 Gets Best Answer
2006-09-27 06:39:58 · update #1
For Second Half Of His Question
2006-09-27 06:41:21 · update #2
Yup. But you're probably going to tell me it has something to do with jesus.
The ONLY star of Bethlehem is the Magen David.
2006-09-27 06:29:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Though it was believed by people in ancient times that a shooting star or a meteor shower were signs from their particular "gods", we now know that such occurrences were merely misinterpretations of these rare, but natural phenomenons. People of the various faiths, since first concepts of religion, have had the tendency to either read more into a seemingly innocuous event or object that they saw than should have been, or even invent an explanation for the event that seemed to fit their religion's template. In the case of the Star of Bethlehem, our understanding of the nature of stars has allowed us to determine that the star, if it even existed, was simply a star that had gone supernova. Because the exploding star would have been very bright, it could have been seen during the day; and because it would have been very far away, the distance that the light would have had to travel would have caused the star to be seen for a long time, perhaps several weeks. That being said, the wise men finding Jesus at that particular time was either pure coincidence, or it actually happened some time after the star's light faded and they simply traveled in the general direction that the star was previously seen in.
2006-09-27 14:12:06 · answer #2 · answered by savagely_honest1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Matthew 2:1 beginning:
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen HIS STAR in the east, and are come to worship him.
2006-09-27 13:40:21 · answer #3 · answered by Rhonda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You mean the star that showed the Three Wise Men to baby Jesus? If so, then yes.
2006-09-27 13:31:19 · answer #4 · answered by LunaLou 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The star of Bethlehem refers to a nova observed over a one-month period sometime around 10-100 BC. It is commonly thought amongst the credulous and simple to have been a sign from 'God' that someone of importance had been born. One of the problems of course is that it appeared in the night sky of the middle eastern hemisphere. The ENTIRE night sky. It did NOT hover over a single region, let alone a town or a freaking manger.
2006-09-27 13:33:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The Star of Bethlehem was the astrological sign Of the Messiah's Birth.
Can't remember which astrological signs were used to create it, though(think one of them might have been Jupiter).
2006-09-27 13:30:59 · answer #6 · answered by clusium1971 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A bright star that shined day and night, leading the wise men to Jesus.
2006-09-27 13:30:15 · answer #7 · answered by sister steph 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
a star in the sky over bethlehem?
2006-09-27 13:30:14 · answer #8 · answered by lady sixx 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
According to Rhonda's "evidence", the Star could be none other than Jesus spaceship.
2006-09-27 14:03:34 · answer #9 · answered by limendoz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it existed at all, most reasonable explanations suggest that it may have been a supernova or perhaps just a comet.
2006-09-27 13:31:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋