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The Star Of Bethlehem
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Author : Mark Kidger
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2017-03-14
The Star Of Bethlehem written by Mark Kidger and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-14 with Science categories.
Two thousand years ago, according to the Bible, a star rose low in the east and stopped high above Bethlehem. Was it a miracle, a sign from God to herald the birth of Christ? Was there a star at all, or was it simply added to the Bible to fulfill the Old Testament prophecy concerning the birth of the Messiah? Or was the Star of Bethlehem an actual astronomical event? For hundreds of years, astronomers as prominent as Johannes Kepler have sought an answer to this last baffling question. In The Star of Bethlehem, Mark Kidger brings all the tools of modern science, years of historical research, and an infectious spirit of inquiry to bear on the mystery. He sifts through an astonishing variety of ideas, evidence, and information--including Babylonian sky charts, medieval paintings, data from space probes, and even calculations about the speed of a camel--to present a graceful, original, and scientifically compelling account of what it may have been that illuminated the night skies two millennia ago. Kidger begins with the stories of early Christians, comparing Matthew's tale of the Star and the three Magi who followed it to Bethlehem with lesser-known accounts excluded from the Bible. Crucially, Kidger follows the latest biblical scholarship in placing Christ's birth between 7 and 5 B.C., which leads him to reject various phenomena that other scientists have proposed as the Star. In clear, colorful prose, he then leads us through the arguments for and against the remaining astronomical candidates. Could the Star have been Venus? What about a meteor or a rare type of meteor shower? Could it have been Halley's Comet, as featured in Giotto's famous painting of the Nativity? Or, as Kidger suspects, was the Star a combination of events--a nova recorded in ancient Chinese and Korean manuscripts preceded by a series of other events, including an unusual triple conjunction of planets? Originally published in 1999. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
The Star Of Bethlehem
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Author : David Collins
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2012-10-15
The Star Of Bethlehem written by David Collins and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-15 with Philosophy categories.
Exploring the facts behind the most famous celestial object in history
The Star Of Bethlehem
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Author : Michael R. Molnar
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
The Star Of Bethlehem written by Michael R. Molnar and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Religion categories.
Tracing the possible origins of the Magi's star, the author uses an ancient Roman coin as a starting point to investigate the possibility that the legendary star may in fact have been an eclipse of Jupiter and the star Aries.
The Star Of Bethlehem Mystery
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Author : David Hughes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
The Star Of Bethlehem Mystery written by David Hughes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Bible categories.
The Star Of Bethlehem
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Author : Aaron Adair
language : en
Publisher: Onus Books
Release Date : 2013-09-09
The Star Of Bethlehem written by Aaron Adair and has been published by Onus Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-09 with Astronomy in the Bible categories.
The Star of Bethlehem: A Skeptical View is an analysis of the astronomical portent found in the Gospel of Matthew which supposedly led the Magi from the East to the birthplace of Jesus. Throughout history, people have tried to connect the Star to real, naturalistic phenomena, as well as to explain it in other ways. Adair takes a thorough look at all of these explanatory attempts, using the tools of science and astronomy, and finds them fundamentally wanting. Take a trip through the heavens above with Adair as he critically explores many centuries of flawed hypotheses, looking to answer the question "Did the Star of Bethlehem really exist?" This book is at the conjunction of science and religion. "Well researched, scientifically reasoned, elegantly concise, this book will long be required reading on the 'Star of Bethlehem'. Full of fascinating historical facts, and better informed and more careful than any other book on the subject, this should be on the shelf of everyone interested in that legendary celestial event." Richard Carrier, Ph.D., author of Proving History: Bayes's Theorem and the Quest for the Historical Jesus. "A fascinating and readable feat of hardcore historical legwork and keen scientific analysis." David Fitzgerald, author of The Complete Heretic's Guide to Western Religion: The Mormons. ..".tightly-argued, well-reasoned.... Adair masterfully demonstrates why every effort to rationalize the Star thus far has failed.... A concise and rigorous must-read for anyone interested in religion, history, and modern efforts to understand the past." Jason Colavito, author of The Cult of Alien Gods.
The Star Of Bethlehem And The Magi
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Author : George H. van Kooten
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2015-11-02
The Star Of Bethlehem And The Magi written by George H. van Kooten and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-02 with Religion categories.
This book reports the results of the first ever multidisciplinary scientific conference dealing with the Star of Bethlehem, presenting the views of renowned specialists in astronomy, the ancient near-eastern and Greco-Roman worlds, and the history of science and religion.
The Star Of Bethlehem
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Author : Benjamin Franklin Purnell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1903
The Star Of Bethlehem written by Benjamin Franklin Purnell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1903 with categories.
The Great Christ Comet
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Author : Colin R. Nicholl
language : en
Publisher: Crossway Books
Release Date : 2015
The Great Christ Comet written by Colin R. Nicholl and has been published by Crossway Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Astonomy in the Bible categories.
Drawing on the biblical text and using the latest astronomical research, this book presents compelling evidence that the historic star of Bethlehem that accompanied Christ's birth was actually a great comet.
The Gospel According To Matthew
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Canongate U.S.
Release Date : 1999
The Gospel According To Matthew written by and has been published by Canongate U.S. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Bibles categories.
The publication of the King James version of the Bible, translated between 1603 and 1611, coincided with an extraordinary flowering of English literature and is universally acknowledged as the greatest influence on English-language literature in history. Now, world-class literary writers introduce the book of the King James Bible in a series of beautifully designed, small-format volumes. The introducers' passionate, provocative, and personal engagements with the spirituality and the language of the text make the Bible come alive as a stunning work of literature and remind us of its overwhelming contemporary relevance.
The Star Of Bethlehem
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Author : David Hughes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980-11
The Star Of Bethlehem written by David Hughes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980-11 with Star of Bethlehem categories.