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Star of Bethlehem

Stephen M. Miller
Star of Bethlehem as Jupiter and Saturn in Pisces constellation
STAR OF BETHLEHEM. The night sky above Jerusalem, looking south to Bethlehem in 7 BC. Some wonder if this conjunction of stars and planets led the wise men to the Jewish capital, looking for the next Jewish king. Photo illustration by Stephen M. Miller. Sky by Hans-Peter Scholz / Wikimedia; Jerusalem by Hynek Moravec / Wikimedia.

EDUCATED GUESSES ARE ALL WE’VE GOT when it comes to figuring out what the Star of Bethlehem was.

I’ve written about the theories in a few blog articles and in several of my books. But in case you haven’t read about the most popular theory at the moment here are a few links.

  • What was the Star of Bethlehem? This is a blog article that pulls from a feature I wrote for Stephen M. Miller’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary, pages 468-469. It’s the most extensive feature I’ve written on the topic.
  • “Star of Bethlehem,” A Quick Guided Tour Through the Bible, page 159. This is my most recent release, wonderfully edited and designed by Harvest House Publishers in Oregon.
  • “Star of Bethlehem,” Complete Guide to the Bible, page 304. This is one of my bestsellers, with about half a million copies sold. It has been Amazon’s #1 Christian Bible handbook for most of the year.
  • “Star of Bethlehem, A Theory,” Complete Visual Bible, page 312. This is probably the prettiest book I’ve written. The talented folks at Faceoutstudio designed it.

Star of Bethlehem, the video version

This seven-minute video that I created in 2011, back when I was just starting to produce videos, covers the topic even more extensively than I was able to do with the limited space I had available in the books I’ve written.

Merry Christmas. And Peace on Earth would be wonderful.

Star of Bethlehem video

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About Stephen M. Miller

STEPHEN M. MILLER is an award winning bestselling Christian author of easy-reading books about the Bible and Christianity and author of the Casual English Bible® paraphrase. His books have sold over two million copies and include The Complete Guide to the Bible and Who’s and Where’s Where in the Bible.

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  1. Mary Smith

    December 24, 2015 at 9:22 am

    MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU! THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR KNOWLEDGE. YOUR KNOWLEDGE HAS ENLIGHTENED ME AND I’M THANKFUL….

    MARY

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    • Stephen M. Miller

      December 24, 2015 at 11:03 am

      Thanks so much Mary. Merry Christmas to you.

      Reply

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