The Wise Men arrive in Jerusalem from the east (Matthew 2:1) and ask for the whereabouts of the child, saying, "For we have ...

The Star of Bethlehem and the Magi: interdisciplinary perspectives from experts on the ancient Near East, the Greco-Roman world, and modern astronomy. Brill, 2015. Kelley, David H., and Eugene F ...

The Star of Bethlehem may have been a planetary conjunction, like the 2020 Great Conjunction. A comet or supernova are less likely explanations due to historical records and lack of evidence ...

Larson, an attorney, argues that the Star of Bethlehem may very well have been the planet Jupiter, ... would have shown the characteristics of the star in the east seen by the Magi (Matt. 2:2).

Mars, Jupiter and Venus, another suggested theory for the "Star of Bethlehem," will not be in conjunction on Dec. 21, according to experts. Our fact-check sources: Kevin Lewis , Dec. 16, Email to ...

Astronomers have suggested that the Star of Bethlehem which guided the wise men to the Child Jesus was a nova or “new star,” exploding like famed Nova Herculis of 1934. Last week Professor ...

How Jupiter could resemble a ‘Christmas star’ this weekend Astronomers have many theories about the fabled “Star of Bethlehem” mentioned in the Bible December 6, 2024 ...