Last Journey Group we watched a very interesting video titled the Star of Bethlehem ideated by Frederick Larson. Larson provides astronomical evidence for the Star of Bethlehem in the night sky ~2000 years ago and you can see his website here.
I’ve been doing some internet research since watching that video, learning about what other folks have said and other research performed. I have read some interesting opinions and I have come away with some interesting (to me) observations. Honestly, for the most part I’m disappointed in the lack of credible truth I am finding out there. There is much interpreting of facts to fit into someone’s worldview (aka eisegesis) rather than allowing the facts/truth to mold someone’s worldview (aka exegesis). And this “cramming the facts into my worldview” spreads across the board, for “irreligious” people and “religious” people and “Christian” people.
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