Throughout the years, the tradition of celebrating the birth of Jesus has always been on December 25th, or as many people know it, Christmas. Many people believe it to be the date that Jesus was born. It is also believed that he was born in a wonderful nativity scene surrounded by animals and loving people. However, many scholars believe December 25th may not be the date of his actual birth and he might not have been born in a manger. These ideas are because of the conflicting stories between the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. To discover more about the birth of Jesus we will; compare the Gospels Matthew and Luke and discuss the components of his birth; such as, the date of his birth, where he was born, the star of Bethlehem, the magi, shepherds,
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There are two events that stand out: an astronomical event, or a fictional event. Astronomical event is an even such as a nova, supernova or meteors. However, most of these options do not fit into the description given of the star. This theory is hard to understand because the timing of these events must match perfectly with the time zone that they are considering for when Jesus was born. For example, at one point Halley’s Comet was a contender then astronomers realized that it appeared in 12 B.C. which was way before Jesus was born. Because of the years difference the comet was ruled out as a possible explanation. There is also the theory that The Star of Bethlehem is a fictional event. This is because there is no factual evidence to support that there was an actual star. Religious people believe the star is the light shining over the child. A.N. Wilson, who is the author of Jesus: A Life, notes reiterated this point by stating in the article Behind the First Noel, "astronomers will never find the real star of Bethlehem because the real star of Bethlehem is a thing of our imagination. It 's the light shining over the Christ Child." This shows that even if the star did not appear people will still believe that it did because the star represents love, hope, light and so much more. Even though there are many theories as to why the star could have appeared that night there is not any factual evidence that supports if the star
There are two events that stand out: an astronomical event, or a fictional event. Astronomical event is an even such as a nova, supernova or meteors. However, most of these options do not fit into the description given of the star. This theory is hard to understand because the timing of these events must match perfectly with the time zone that they are considering for when Jesus was born. For example, at one point Halley’s Comet was a contender then astronomers realized that it appeared in 12 B.C. which was way before Jesus was born. Because of the years difference the comet was ruled out as a possible explanation. There is also the theory that The Star of Bethlehem is a fictional event. This is because there is no factual evidence to support that there was an actual star. Religious people believe the star is the light shining over the child. A.N. Wilson, who is the author of Jesus: A Life, notes reiterated this point by stating in the article Behind the First Noel, "astronomers will never find the real star of Bethlehem because the real star of Bethlehem is a thing of our imagination. It 's the light shining over the Christ Child." This shows that even if the star did not appear people will still believe that it did because the star represents love, hope, light and so much more. Even though there are many theories as to why the star could have appeared that night there is not any factual evidence that supports if the star