Halley's Comet Portrayed On Ancient Coin

ABC.net ^ | 5-19-2004 | Heather Catchpole

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[WinOne4TheGipper]

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[pax_et_bonum]

Looks like the Dallas Cowboys logo to me.

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[afraidfortherepublic]

"But the comet only appeared in 12 BC, way before the birth of Jesus."

And we know that for sure, because??? It seems that 12 years, give or take, more than 2000 years ago makes a pretty tight time frame, considering that scripture also recounts a heavenly star that led the Eastern kings to the crib. Isn't it possible that Halley's Comet and the Christmas Star are one and the same?

[Calvin Locke]

Could the star shape on the king's crown be Halley's comet?

No, because Halley didn't predict it until 1705...

However, nowadays, there are about a dozen comets detectable at any given time. And there is some "concern" that there should be more.

So, who knows how many comets there were at that time that have since did Shoemaker-Levy 9s in to Jupiter or the Sun?

Or just wore out?

[WinOne4TheGipper]

They probably went back and looked at ancient records, in addition to simple math.

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"So, who knows how many comets there were at that time that have since did Shoemaker-Levy 9s in to Jupiter or the Sun?"

"Or just wore out?"

...or, all fall down!

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[megatherium]

I forget the logic, but it's commonly agreed that Jesus was born about 4 BC. The comet was 8 years too early. I think this rules out Halley's as the Star of Bethlehem.

But there is a good clue in the scriptures as to what might have been going on: The wise men or magi were Persian priests or astrologers. The "star" may have been something of astrological significance, such as a planetary conjunction. My memory is faulty at this point, but I recall there being a triple conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn which supposedly indicated a royal birth in Judea.

This all assumes that the Star of Bethlehem and the magi weren't just a bit of legendary material that made its way into the Gospel. (Being an evangelical Christian, I'm inclined to lean towards the reliability of the Gospels; but I'm not a hard-bitten inerrantist concerning the Bible either, and I think astrology is stupid if not demonic.)

[megatherium]

Halley made his prediction in 1705, but it was the same coment in 12 BC whether it bore his name yet or not. The thing orbits the sun every 76 years.

Too bad the apparition of 1986 was so mediocre. You could barely see it.

[Calvin Locke]

Okay, Halley's comet was visible in 12BC, but even this year, two comets are making visible appearances.

Too bad the apparition of 1986 was so mediocre. You could barely see it.

Yeah, but there was Hale-Bopp(?) in 1997 that put on quite the show.

[afraidfortherepublic]

...looked at ancient records, in addition to simple math

I am taking that into consideration. Ancient records (where you can find them) are not all that accurate. I have read several accounts that conjecture that Halley's Commet may have been the Star of Bethlehem.

Good Grief, I don't think they even have George Washington's birthday accurate. It's actually a different day from what we celebrate. And that was less than 300 years ago

[FreedomFarmer]

With a name like that, Heather could be a Bond Girl.

I'm such a nerd..why do I notice things like that...

[WinOne4TheGipper]

Yeah, but IIRC, that's a matter of eleven or twelve days (and only because we changed calendars), not 12-18 years.

[Doctor Stochastic]

Halley's comet is often misprounced. The word rhymes with vomit.

[curmudgeonII]

Halley's comet is often misprounced. The word rhymes with vomit.

Halley rhymes with vomit?

[Doctor Stochastic]

Halley rhymes with Sally.

[skepsel]

Wasn't there a nova recorded by the Chinese around the time of the Nativity, +/- a couple of years?