Theopolitan Posted December 16, 2007 Group: Junior Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 87 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 4 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/22/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted December 16, 2007 This documentary knocked my socks off! I just stumbled by it at Sam's Club last night and bought it for $8. I thought, I can chance it for 8 bucks. I highly recommend it to everyone especially at this time of the season. http://thestarofbethlehemmovie.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLight Posted December 16, 2007 Group: Royal Member Followers: 22 Topic Count: 1,294 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 31,762 Content Per Day: 5.23 Reputation: 9,763 Days Won: 115 Joined: 09/14/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted December 16, 2007 The trailer is intriguing. I'll have to check it out. I'm not scientific by any means ... will this take away from the film and his discussion? OnrLight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Posted December 16, 2007 Group: Royal Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 115 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 8,281 Content Per Day: 1.12 Reputation: 249 Days Won: 3 Joined: 03/03/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/30/1955 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Sounds like it will be worth buying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theopolitan Posted December 16, 2007 Group: Junior Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 87 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 4 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/22/2007 Status: Offline Author Share Posted December 16, 2007 (edited) The trailer is intriguing. I'll have to check it out. I'm not scientific by any means ... will this take away from the film and his discussion?Not at all. The presenter, Larson, is neither a theologian nor an astronomer. (He's a lawyer.) So, it's pretty much in terms that the layman can understand. He made some unsubstantiated, yet reasonable, assumptions concerning the Magi and one or two points of Scripture, but as far as what he presents concerning the behavior of the stars and planets 2000 years ago are beyond dispute. I googled some criticisms about his presentation, and there were only one or two secular folks that took issue with his assumptions and recommended a book called, interestingly enough, The Star of Bethlehem : The Legacy of the Magi by a professional astronomer, Michael R. Molnar. Judging by the reviews, it sounds like he's saying basically the same thing as Larson. I ordered the book. A couple of other folks wanted to quibble about the time of Herod's death. I think Larson is on to something. One more thing, the music's outstanding! Edited December 16, 2007 by Theopolitan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted December 18, 2007 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.95 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I find it amusing that astronomers actually try to figure out what th Star of Bethlehem was - I mean, isn't that admitting they believed something was actually there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarletprayers Posted December 18, 2007 Group: Royal Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 135 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 7,537 Content Per Day: 1.08 Reputation: 157 Days Won: 2 Joined: 04/06/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 09/29/1956 Share Posted December 18, 2007 This looks really interesting, I'll have to check it out! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsSealedEternal Posted December 18, 2007 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 474 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/31/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted December 18, 2007 You piqued my interest. I'll be looking for it next time I am at Sam's. Thanks for sharing again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theopolitan Posted December 28, 2007 Group: Junior Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 87 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 4 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/22/2007 Status: Offline Author Share Posted December 28, 2007 (edited) Before I referred anyone to "The Star of Bethlehem," I researched some of the criticisms of his theories. One work that frequently popped up was Michael R. Molnar's The Star of Bethlehem: The Legacy of the Magi. Molnar assumes that since Babylon was hellenized after the Alexandrian conquest, that their astrology would be based on Greek thought. It's a non sequitor, of course. Simply because Western society has been darwinized Edited December 28, 2007 by Theopolitan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vickilynn Posted December 28, 2007 Group: Royal Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 138 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 3,997 Content Per Day: 0.64 Reputation: 19 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/13/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted December 28, 2007 Shalom Theo, Thanks for the info, I'll definitely check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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