If Professor Larsen is correct, 12/25 is around the date the Magi visited the newborn Christ. The site is well researched and gives a good hypothesis as to the star. He also pinpoints the date of April 3, 33 A.D. for the crucifixion based on the sabbath correlating with Passover during Pilate's reign and there being a lunar eclipse on that date. It is very interesting stuff.
Well, isn't that interesting? Some bozo the other day on another thread was equally certain that the Crucifixion took place on March 25th AD 30. Wouldn't hear differently. My solution? Nobody knows, just pick a date.
I recently read (and verified) that April Fool's Day has no explicable origin, and that it is a likely candidate for the date of Christ's crucifixion. Seems to fit the timeline and the modus operandi of the enemy anyway...
Yes, it would appear that the ancient traditions of Dec. 25, 3 BC are correct. The heavens are telling the glory of God.
And it would appear that is death was April 3rd, 33 AD.
The wonder of His works displays the firmament.
Thanks for the link and information on the crucifixion.
Hmmm...I have looked at a program called SkyMap -- yes, I see the triple conjunction of Jupiter and Regulus on
Sep 14, 3 BC then Feb 17, 2 BC, then May 9, 2 BC
There had been a triple in 15/14 BC, then a double in 27/26 BC, and a single in 38 BC.
-- then the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter on Jun 17, 2 BC -- according to the program the angular separation was only 22 seconds of arc. That is extremely rare.....the next closest was 67 seconds of arc back in 83 BC.
then I've tried to look at the other tools of the program to see about the Dec 25 event....
Dec 24, 2 BC -- an extreme of declination
Dec 27, 2 BC -- a stationary point in longitude
Dec 28, 2 BC -- a stationary point in RA (right ascension)
These 3 events seem to occur together...
In looking at the program's output, I can't seem to focus on the stars to see that they're not moving with respect to Jupiter.
I wonder if an astronomer could really tie an event like this to a particular town though.