The likelihood, apparently, is that there really were Magi.
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There is also speculation that for this star to have been influential enough, it would have to have been a comet, as is reflected below in Giotto‘s 14th century representation of the Adoration of the Magi. Most of them have been analyzed by scholars since 17th century German mathematician, astrologer and astronomer Johannes Kepler discussed the possibility of the Christmas star being a conjunction of three stars. There are so many misunderstandings and myths about the Christmas star. I am skipping ahead in my analysis of the history of astrology, and I don’t want to upset you by this lack of linearity, but it’s Christmas here in the Western hemisphere (in case you hadn’t noticed), and I wanted to stop and take a look at the history of the Christmas star that was purported to have announced the birth of Christ. The DVD for that December 14th, 2013 discussion is available here. Just recently, Kepler College here in Seattle sponsored a webinar called “Christine Arens Presents The Star of Bethlehem,” in which she attempted to pinpoint a time and date for Jesus Christ’s birth. It’s Christmas-time again, and I wanted to share this with you (again) because questions about the Christmas star continue.
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Notice the Christmas star above Mary’s head I originally wrote this back in 2009, and have revised and updated it a bit.