Reading Time: < 1 minute The Star of Bethlehem, that is. Aaron Adair is the author of the go-to book on the star, looking at it critically and scientifically: The Star of Bethlehem: A Skeptical View. Here, fellow Patheosers Andrew Hall and Jack Matirko speak to Adair about the star, astrology, astronomy and the Bible. Good stuff.
Space
Posted inComedy, Space
God is A Busy Guy (or Gal)
Reading Time: 3 minutes In an earlier article titled “A Conversation With God” I raised some interesting questions about the number of planets that the god in the story was required to monitor. The “galaxy cluster” that he claimed was his responsibility is what astronomers call the “local group.” (See Note) It consists of about 30 galaxies, some of […]
Posted inHistory, Space
MIT Talk on Miracle Stories and the Star of Bethlehem
Reading Time: < 1 minute My talk from about a month ago at MIT has been posted online and is available for all the watch. The audio quality is very good, but the video isn’t as great, so I really hope you like my voice! The Q&A is also captured, and it had many good questions for an audience sized […]
Posted inHistory, Space
Interview with Dr. Aaron Adair on Biblical History and the Star of Bethlehem
Reading Time: 2 minutes A few years back, I edited a book by Dr. Aaron Adair called The Star of Bethlehem: A Skeptical View. It is a fantastic book that Richard Carrier described in this way: Required Reading on the Subject, December 20, 2013 By Richard C. Carrier This review is from: The Star of Bethlehem: A Skeptical View (Paperback) […]