That could potentially explain the Star of Bethlehem. But ... as captured in this Byzantine mosaic created in 565 A.D. Wikimedia Commons The Bible describes how these three wise men saw the ...

We saw his star when it rose and have ... century AD but was rebuilt by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian. Professor Meyer said: "At the east end of Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity is a cave ...

“When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea ... We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage.’” (Matthew 2:1-2) Byzantine depiction of the Magi in a sixth-century mosaic ...

The tale of how his parents, Mary and Joseph, travelled to Bethlehem ... We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.'" Currently, the Church of Nativity, a Byzantine place of ...

Can Astronomy Explain the Biblical Star of Bethlehem? By David A Weintraub Bright stars top Christmas trees in Christian homes around much of the world. The faithful sing about the "Star of Wonder ...

BETHLEHEM - In a small old building made ... A student draws an impression of a Byzantine Orthodox icon (MEE/Alex Shams) “I used to see these images everywhere but never imagined I could paint ...

THE mystery of the Star of Bethlehem has long baffled astronomers and laymen alike. It is simply stated in St Matthew's Gospel: "Behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem/ Saying ...

A US astronomer claims he has found the first mention of the star of Bethlehem outside the Bible. The reference is in a 4 th-century manuscript written by a Roman astrologer and Christian convert ...

A rare planetary alignment could create a “Christmas star” similar to the one said to have guided the three wise men. Saturn and Jupiter will come the closest they have done in hundreds of yea ...

That could potentially explain the Star of Bethlehem. But, of course, not everyone agrees with the idea. The three wise men, or Magi, arrived after Jesus' birth carrying gold, frankincense and myrrh, ...