Article Preview Image: Interstellar Space (more) Is the biblical account of Magi observing a “star” in the east which reportedly prompted them to travel to Bethlehem to worship a newborn Jewish king (Jesus) 1) a man-made story, 2) a...
The Magi in the House of Herod (by James Tissot / more) Article Preview (skip preview) According to Matthew 2:1-3, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem, wise men (Magi) from the east arrived in Jerusalem, met with Herod the Great and asked,...
upon The Massacre of the Innocents (Giotto di Bondone / more) Article Preview (skip preview) Matthew 2:16 records Herod the Great’s reaction when he learned the wise men (Magi), who had come to Judea looking for the one born King of the...
Mosaic of the Three Wise Men in Persian Clothing (photo by Nina-no CC-BY-2.5 more) Article Preview According to Matthew 2:1-12, wise men (Magi) from the east arrived in Jerusalem saying: “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his...
Article Preview Image: 1698 Painting of Bethlehem by Cornelius de Bruijin (more>>) As recorded in the Bible, after observing a “star” (aster) which was a sign to them that a Jewish king had been born in Judea, wise men (Magi) from the east arrived in...
A Meteor Over the South Australian Desert (2011) (by C m handler / CC-BY-SA-3.0 more) Article Preview (skip preview) A handful of astronomical candidates have been proffered as candidates for the Christmas “star” (aster). One such proposal...
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