We had some interesting hypotheses of the Star of Bethlehem on this thread:
Comet Brightens Mysteriously By A Factor Of A Million
New Scientist ^ | 10-25-2007 | Maggie McKee
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1916450/posts
Posted on 10/25/2007 2:39:29 PM PDT by blam
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According to Intrade, the winner of the December 12th GOP debate was... Duncan Hunter.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1938773/posts
Why the smart money is on Duncan Hunter
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1926032/posts
The author of this piece doesn’t believe ancients connected a comet with the birth of a king.
As a matter of fact, Halley’s comet made an appearance in 1066 and it was viewed, correctly it would appear, as a sign of something threatening and ominous, not positive.